The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-21
RETRACT|0N IS
DEMANDED Of
TRACY R. BANGS
Former Prosecution Witnesses
Ask That He Publicly Re- !.
tract Statements
EXPRESSED THE BELIEF That
WITNESSES WOULD Be BOUGHT

Objectional Statement Was Made Dur.
ing Argument Against Two Weeks
Adjournment-Kerlin, Kelly, Bren.
nan and Mann Were Mentioned.
(H. d. Paulson.)
Bismarck, N. D., April 21.-A re-
quest for q public retraction of the
statements made by him several days
ago when, in the heat of argument,
he expressed the belief that If two
weeks adjournment was granted the
prosecution, that witnesses would be
bought to testify, mentioning the
names Of A. B. Kerlin, Joseph M. Kel-
ly, Dan v. Brennan and F. P. Mann
OF Devils Lake, was made upon Coun-
sci Tracy r. Bangs for the respondent
today by those four men.
This request was also placed in the
hands of President Burdick Of the
senate in the form of communica-
ton and by the presiding officer was
referred to q committee consisting of
Davis, Steel Of Stutsman, Mcdowell.
Carter and Allen.
Another feature of the morning ses-
sion Of the impeachment trial was
the failure of the defense to secure
the introduction Of evidence that was
to have been given by Norman Morri-
son, member of the house of repre-
sentatives, for the purpose Of i'm
peaching the testimony offered by
Dan Brennan when he was on the
stand. Over Mr.. Morrison's testimony
there was somewhat Of fight, Presi-
dent Burdick ruling the evidence out
on the ground that the defense had
failed to lay the proper foundation for
the Introduction OF the impeaching
evidence In the cross-examination Of
Dan Brennan. Brennan, in such cross
examination was asked If he had
made q statement to Morrison In the
last two years to the effect that he
would "get Cowan II 1t took two
years." He replying mo" And on
another question aasworing that he
had told Morrison that Cowan, Nc
Glory and Cuthbert had to be driven
from public life in Devils Lake II law
and order were to prevail.
The defense has succeeded in secur-
ing a statement from Fred Bassford
of the same nature that was proposed
to be secured from Morrison to the
effect that Brennan had made such a
statement.
]. e. Mccartney Of York, engaged
in the practice Of law, was in Rugby
during the trial Of the Slavens case,
reaching there January 25 and seeing
Cowan quite frequently. At no time
during the progress Of the trial was
Cowan under the influence of liquor.
The witness also testified that he had
seen Cowan at Minnewaukan, Benson
county, frequently but had never seen
him drunk.
R. e. Taylor of Devils Lake,
brother of Insurance Commissioner
w. G. Taylor, declared that he saw
Cowan on the day of the general elec-
ton frequently and that he saw him
in the office Of the county auditor the
night of election and that he was at
NO time under the influence OF liquor.
The matter will be taken up by
the committee either this evening or
tomorrow. No charge was made by
Bangs that the witnesses had
been bought, but he contended that II
time was allowed, an opportunity for
the buying of witnesses would be af-
forded, and he mentioned the names
Of four men when asked by counsel
for prosecution, George Bangs, II the
insinuation were directed at him.
The rule of law providing that to
impeach, the attention Of the witness
must be called to the particular time,
place and person, was the one on
which President Burdick based the
ruling sustaining the objection of the
prosecution. The defense contended
that the failure Of the prosecution to
object at the time the questions were
propounded Brennan as to the lati-
tude of the time allowed, made it i'm
possible for them to object at this
time.
Mr.. Morrison is a prominent farm
er and business man Of Webster,
Ramsey county.
M. L. Hubbard Of Anoka, Mimi,
one of the spartners in the sale Of
horses at Minot when D. C. Green
leaf said that Cowan was intoxicated,
was placed on the stand before noon.
He had some difaculty In fixing the
time Of the. sale. but finally did so.
when recalled this afternoon. He
saw Cowan at the sale several times
end at no time did he appear under
the influence Of liquor. Hubbard had
been brought to Bismarck as q wit
ness for the prosecution it is UNDER
stood.
On the stand this afternoon Hub
bard was asked with reference to the
drinking in Minot the evening of the
FIRST day of the sale with Judge Cowan
and Carroll, Hubbard's partner. He
said they had taken several drinks at
that time but did not say what they
had been drinking. Objections as to
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