The Ward County independent., 1921-11-10
ID. w. Bowker Appeals Case-States
That He Is Innocent

ID. w. Bowker Appeals Case--States
That He Is Innocent
The Independent has received the
following letter from D. w. Bowker
former police commissioner of the
city Of Minot, who was recently ar
rested and found guilty of maintain
ing public nuisance at Cascade
Montana, where he operates hotel
The letter follows:
Cascade, Montana,
November 9th, 1921.
The Ward Co. Independent,
Minot, N. D.
Gentlemen:--
Will you kindly publish the follow
ing:
have noticed several articles in
which you have given considerable
space in your paper pertaining to me.
And in justice to my friends and ac-
quaintances there, I feel an expla-
nation should be made by me. Those
that know me best will withhold judg-
ment; others will criticize and en-
deavor to still add to what has al
ready been published.
l was arrested, and charge of
keeping and maintaining public
nuisance was filed in the District
Court against me. AT the time l
was arrested, the hotel was searched
and a bottle Of liquor was found,
which / used with olive oil, which
had been advised to use for my all
ment, which was pronounced to be
gall stones by both DR.. Devine and
DR.. Knapp, Minot physicians, while l
was living in Minot.
The above mentioned bottle of liqu-
or was used against me in Court.
Several prominent business men from
Cascade, as well as some Of my for
mer employees testified in Court in
my behalf, and l denied the charge
against me. The jury found me
guilty, and / was sentenced. I have
appealed to the Supreme Court, and
hope to be vindicated.
BY the articles published in the
Great Falls papers and re-copied by
other papers, it would lead the public
to believe was to be sold out Of
house and home. One article pub
lished in the Great Falls Tribune
stated the Court had ordered furni-
ture confiscated to the value Of Two
thousand dollars. This is not true.
I might go into detail and write col
nmn after column, but do not deem
it necessary. Those that know me
best, know the reputation had
while living in Minot, and know my
good friends will withhold judgment.
/ expect to return to Minot some time
and when l do, will be able to look
all my acquaintances square in the
face, and say, "Here I am, the same
man as when l lived among you.'
! am enclosing clipping from one
of the Great Falls papers, which
may throw additional light on my
case.
Some Of you may raise question
as just to what keeping and maintain
ing public nuisance means. Of
course, any attorney can explain that
fully. I wish to say, that any hotel,
no matter where situated or located,
is just a public place, and people feel
that they are allowed to come and go
at leisure. I will add this, that dur
ing our stay in Cascade, we have had
more or less trouble with people COM
ing into our hotel in more or less in
toxicated condition. Through this,
we possibly got considerable notori
ETY.. But in it all and through it all.
I can see the hand that has worked
me an injustice.
Hoping you will give this message
as much prominence in your paper as
you have other publications pertain
ing to my case, ! will close, thanking
you in advance.
Yours very truly,
D. w. BOWKER.