The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-14
MRS. BOWEN HAS FAITH
IN LANGER'S JUSTICE
Judge Nuchols is Appointed
b ! LANCER at Widows
Request.

Request.
Beach, N. D., Aug. 9.-The person
al selection of Judge S. L. Nuchols, Of
Mandan, as her special prosecute 4
made by Mrs. M. X. Bowen, widow,
of the nonpartisan league farmer who
was shot and killed at his farm near
Beach, July 81, is the last straw on
the load of fact and truth which has
broken the back of the Frankenstein
monster of reportorial alteration
which was aimed to politically devour
Attorney General William LANCER.
In answer to- numerous newspaper
charges of more or less slanderous
character that the murder of M. K.
Bowen at Beach was the ultimate re-
suit of failure on the part of Attorney
General LANCER to cause arrests for
cattle poisoning; in answer to imputa-
tions that LANCER would endeavor to
shield the slayers of Bowen because
Bowen was Lacquer; and further in
situations that Mrs. Bowen could not
get justice through his Office, Mr..
LANCER, on Tuesday, sent letter to
pick any lawyer she might choose to
conduct the prosecution of the man
who killed her husband, comforting
upon such lawyer all the powers of
theattorney general. ...5-y.r.
Mrs. Bowen requested Frank Evans,
the stockman Investigator, who was
coming to Bismarck, to personally ask
Attorney General LANCER to appoint
Judge Nuchols as special counsel in
the prosecution of the case. Evans,
whom Mrs. Bowen regards with the
utmost confidence, was summoned to
Beach by. Mrs. Bowen, following the
shooting as one of the men who could
bring about JUSTICE j..
The personal request of Mrs. Bow
en-, made to LANCER verbally by Evans,
was confirmed in writing last mig mt by
a signed letter in answer to the letter
sent by LANCER.
Further proof that Mrs. Bowen does
not share the alleged lack of faith in
the attorney generals department,
which the Townley papers would cause
the public to believe is general near
Beach, is shown by the fact that Mrs.
Bowen has requested Mr. LANCER to
assign Albert E.. Sheets, Jr., as his de-
partment representative to the trial.
Assistant Attorney General Sheets
was originally in charge Of the inves-
LEGATIONS Of cattle poisoning which
were dropped because a half dozen
different sources failed to disclose any
trace of poison in 5speciments or parts
Of cadavors submitted.
Judge s.. Z. Nuchols, of Mandan,
Mrs. Bowen's choice as special prose-
scuttsr, sis q -formers3aws partner, of Lan-
gers. He is q Tennesseeanr endowed
with all the traditional honor Of the
southern gentleman. Nuchols came to
North Dakota Is years ago and enter
ed the practice of law in Mandan. He
was elected nd served as Judge Of the
Twelfth Judicial district for five years
and resigned to return to private prac-
tice. ....- x .....
During thepast year he has on a
number Of occasions been engaged as
special counsel by the attorney gener-
ais department, including the follow
ing: .s,. ..~
Assisted in the conviction of Hiram
Stedd at Langdon after one Of the
most sensational trials for rape in
the history of the state.
Assisted in the conviction OF Jesse,
Starkweather, many times ex-convlct,
for the murder of Hebron rancher.
Convicted George Hanson Of man
slaughter at Bowman after sensa-
tional trial. ~ -.
Assisted Attorney General LANCER
and Judge Lauder of Wahpeton in the
defense Of the Nonpartisian League
Industrial program, which was won by
them in federal court before Judge
Amidon. :.
Assisted last year when the consti-
tutionality Of the Nonpartisan League
Grain Grading act was assailed, and
won the case.
Now assisting in the defense of the
case. brought by the Standard Oil
Company to kill the law providing a
cent a gallon tax on gasoline.
Regarding Mrs. Bowen's choice, L.
A. Simpson, engaged originally by
the widow to set as her attorney,
stated: 9. do not know of another
lawyer in the state whom ! would
rather have aid in the prosecution. "
Around thecapitol today the refer
.ence is made to the Townfgy house of
cards which has been blown fiat.
Judge Nuchols was advised of the
choice late last evening and early this
morning left for Beach to be present
when the preliminary hearing opened
this morning. 5g
That Governor Frazier at the time
of the original investigation at Beach
was in accord with Attorney General
LANCER, is shown by his statement
that he believed "Langer is square. :"
This Indictment Of Governor Frazier
for making political capital OF the
Bowen murder and his strange change
Of heart concerning the poison case,
but not until after the murder July
81, is contained in an affidavit Of
Frank Evans, special investigator.
Evans Thursday morning was quot
ed by the Courier-News as having
been double-crossed. His affidavit
which dispells that idea and upholds
the attorney general in all action is as
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
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