The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-27
EXCITING SCENES
MARKED PROGRESS
OF IMPEACHMENT

u IMPEACHMENT
Continued from Page 5.) i.
Burdick's Testimony NJ Received.
Testimony that was Spronosed NV
the prosecution to be irftroduced hear.
ing upon the Burdick We. DeNoyer
case was not admit I'D by the court
on a vote. Of IS to IL. It being ruled
out on the ground Chat it was entire
ly new matter, not having been touch-
ed upon in the defense, and therefore
not proper rebr!h.al. President Bnr-
DICK or the senate was called to the
STAND Tor this evidence, which was
not allowed.
No1t0n on Stand.
Secretary OF State p. ID. Norton was
on the stani late in the afternoon and
almost the: direct lie was passed be-
tween him and Judge Cowan.
well, you're -, started Nor
ton, VII en-, after he had declared that
nndinP.s in case in which he was
intere sted had been turned over to
Jud go Cowan, Cowan had declared
that no such findings had ever been
pre- Sented. But nothing more came
of it. ''''>
Morton declared that he had asked
leveral times for the decision, and
that there had been some talk of q
dirty deal" given him by Cowan. On
J cross-examination Norton was asked
whether or not finds of the secretary
of states Office were carried in his
bank at Hettinger, but the question
remained unanswered under the rul-
ing on an objection by the prosecu-
ton. Norton also admitted that he
had taken an active part in the fight
against Cowan before the house of
representatives.
He was also questioned with refer
ence to newspaper stories that an
peared in the Fargo Courier-News and
the Grand Forks Herald, and admitted
having taken part in sending those
stories, appearing at the time the i'm
parchment matter was before the
house, to those papers. He was also
asked whether or not he had assisted
financially In paying the Herald for the
issuance OF an extra paper on the
proposition, but denied that he had
while he also said that he had not
paid tolls on any of the matter sent
out.
Explaining the matter, Norton de-
clared that this stuff was sent out as
news matter only, to which the people
nad right of access, and which he de-
Glazed certain newspaper correspond
ents were endeavoring to suppress.
Other Witnesses on Stand.
Henry Mennett, a farmer, residing
near Devils Lake, said that he saw
Cowan in the Office of the county audi
tor on the night of the general cleo
ton and that he was under the in
fuence of liquor.
Geo. e. Thompson, also of Devils
Lake, claimed to have seen him in the
Bell drug store on that day, intoxi.
Gated, claiming that he walked un-
steadily and that his face was swollen
Martin Hoghaug, register of deeds
In Ramsey county, said that he had
seen Cowan and Brennan talking to.
gether on the evening of primary
election day, the conversation relating
to the political situation in Ramsey
county. He also said that at that time
Cowan remarked: Dan, you're a
fool" to which Brennan replied, 81
know it." The witness evidently was
not entirely familiar with court pro-
cedure and became rather frightened
in the cross-examination, but which
did not end especially disastrous. He
said that he had been talking to Fred
Mann of the incident before coming to
Bismarck. 80.
Clark Kelly, Silver Serumgard and
Fred Mann were called and testified
with reference to statements made by
Serumgard at meeting Of the Devils
Lake Civic league last October in
which Serumgard charged that the
states attorney, Mr.. Duell, had failed
to enforce the laws, and that Duell
made reply hat he was unable to do
SO because of law enforcement con-
ditions in the county. This evidence
was introduced for the purpose of
disputing that offered by Judge Duell
to the effect that statements made at
that time were somewhat different. On
cross-examination effort was made to
show that the address was nothing
more or less than a prediction talk
for L. j. Wehe, then opposing Duell
for reelection. 1t was also attempted
to show that Duell had convicted be-
tween % and IS blindpiggers in the
last two years, but Silver Serumgard,
to whom the question was propounded,
said that he did not know that Duell
had convicted any.
Ole Serumgard said that he saw
Cowan in the county auditors Office
drunk, and OH crOss-eXamination adj
mitted taking active part, to the ex-
tent of sending kilograms to members
of the house urging impeachment of
Cowan, and of asking A. j. Stade to
send a similar telegram.
His wife also was on the stand and
said that she saw Cowan in Gilbert
sons undertaking parlors at the time
of Thomas Thoreson suicide apparent
ly .dazed.
Rem Smell, clerk in Mann drug store
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