The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-14

bismarck, N. d., April IL y
+ Late this afternoon the Senate =.
+ took recess. Judge Cowan, af 4.
+ ter reviewing the charges of 4.
= drunkenness, took up the delayed I.
+ cases and was about half way +
+ through when recess was order !.
+ ed. It is the general impression !.
! here that little testimony will be !.
+ introduced by the defense. Judge =
f. Cowan is being congratulated on !
4 his mastery speech, which fully +
=. answered all of the charges +
i brought up against him. i.
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Special to The world:
" BISMARCK, N. D., April 13.-The
opening battle began shortly before
ten with John Cowan before the body
Of distinguished senators making the
greatest plea in the history Of the state.
Notwithstanding the blizzard that is
raging on the outside the senate cham
Der, galleries and foyers were packed
with interested listeners to the eloquent
efforts of the accused jurist now on
trial for impeachment on articles charg-
ing him with drunkenc-s, crimes, cor
rupt practices, contempt and malfeas-
ance in office.
Charging Cowan with being an habit
ual drnnkard must prove disastrous to
the cause OF temperance when attention
is directed to the fact that to be an
habitual drunkard means to lose con-
troll and impair the mind, while never
wayering for a moment the accused
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general recall of the facts in connec-
tion with the charges made agains
him, which he intends to refute in
every instance, bringing out the motive
for much of the testimony given and
winding his way to the sunearthing of
the political movement behind the
scenes. At times during the speech the
interest centered upon the argument
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ter in his drawings Of similarities, and
then the attention would become in
l3urdick announced the call for the
noon recess that Cowan relaxed.
''It is needless for me under the cir
lengthy detail for I am lily prepared
i " say any 1AiAhS, put ~ ueto Dccu uIScu
upon me by my counsel and friends
that I outline the defense from the
charges" said Judge Cowan, "and
am unequal to the occasion.
L have since the 5th day Of February
been on the rack from the house contin.
all the work and God knows that ]
hox 1,aJ ekr L.,
notice until March 2Sth and have
worked day and night to prepare my.
self against the terrible charges that
have been brought, against me. y He
asked the Senators for consideration
in any weakness that he might show
in the presentation of his case "Much
has been said in the conduct Of the case
as to whether this is criminal or not
contend that it is criminal, and from
the earliest date in history, the i'm
peachment such as l am charged with
all are treated alike as such. Today
the state Of North Dakota is facing the
greatest criminal case in it's history
We find the whole material of the state
forty-five counties, all the machinery
of the state pitted against me, instead
Of the states attorney Of the county
may ask why maintain the fight. dc
tance Of the district judges. I an
Of my wife and children and for the
me so nobly in all the years that
death closes my eyes l will fight to the
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am not a hypocrite. 1 am leading ant
have and ask you to base my argumen
were on trial YOURSELF -
first, and the last, he hoped, in thu
state.
He dwelt on the beginning of tn,
famed indignation caused by certain
the senate. s.tThe case was started b,
politicians and for political purpose
and today an effort is being made b,
certain Of the press to infame AM
carry you away but I know that :
have a body of men to deal with VIII,
will be fair and judge me according t,
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you to do your duty as American citi
zens and citizens Of North Dakota. Il
do your duty and leave out all polite
and prejudice received from certain
members Of the press and I will be sat
istied with your verdict. /"
The first charge, that Of habitua
drunkenness, was passed over rapidly
Cowan offering himself as Exhibit On
to disprove that charge. He then too
up the specifications under the secon
charge numbering eighteen which h
characterized as standard drunks, fol
lowed with unspecifed drunks. TIL
charge that he had been intoxicated i
Rugby June IS, 1909, would be me
with evidence showing that the wit
nesses testifying for the prosecutio
were mistaken. The prosecution cor
tended that he was drunk that day
both in the hotel, on the streets and i
the court room. The evidence for th
defns would show that he had retire
to room the eevning before, bein
exceedingly hot, that he laid restles
upon the bed for several hours, hearin
groans from another room, and invest
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