Daily globe., 1881-11-17
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES.

The Charges and Specifications Against
Judge e. st. Julien Cox-The House
Formally Adopt them by II Votes to 13
Tho job now goes to tho Senate.
At the afternoon session of the house yes
terday Representative Hicks, from the board
of managers having the impeachment of
Judge Cox in charge, submitted articles and
specifications which were read at length. The
following is an abstract:
Article recites that Judge Cox, while pre-
siding in court in Martin county, In Febru-
ary, 1878, was grossly intoxicated. to the dis
grace of the administration of justice.
Article recites the same accusation, that
took place in April, 1879, in the county Of
Waseca
Article alleges intoxication on the bench
In June, 1879, in Brown county.
Article alleges intoxicatiOn while presid-
ing in court In Nicollet county, In August,
Articles 8, and allege intoxication at the
same place in October and November Of The
same year.
Article charges that he was intoxicated on
the 1st of May, 1880. and divers other days up
to the Goth OF May, in Brown county.
Article alleges that in Blue Earth county
he was intoxicated from the 5th to the 10th OF
June. $780,
Article 10 alleges drunkenness in Lyon
county about the 25th of May, 1881.
Article II alleges drunkenness in Nicollet
county about the 5th Of May, 1881.
Article IL alleges intoxication between the
Oath and the 3lst of May, 1881.
Article 13 alleges that he had appointed q
special term of court at New Ulm, Brown
@R kvrf haa
ing intoxicated at st. Peter, he neglected to
appear to preside, to the great damage OF It'll
giants, and
Article Il alleges drunkenness in Lincoln
county, from the 18th to the 2lst OF June,
1881.
Article Is alleges drunkenness IN Lyon
county, from the 2lst to the 30ih Of June,
1881.
Article 16 charges drunkenness in Nicollet
county, ABOUT the Goth of August, 1881.
Article II alleges that at divers other times,
not enumerated, Judge Cox entered upon the
trial of causes while in state OF iHtoxication.
Article 18 charges that e. st. Julien Cox is
guilty of the offense of habitual drunkenness,
whereby he is guilty of misbehavior in office
and of crimes and misdemeanors in Office.
Article 10 chayges that on the 14th of Octo-
Der, 1881, Judge Cox resorted to q house OF
ill-fame in the county of Ramsey In company
Article 20 is as follows:
That E. st. Julien Cox, being Judge OF the
district court of the state Of Minnesota in and
for the Ninth judicial district, un1indful OF
his duties as judge and of the dignity and pro-
prieties of his Office and in violation OF the
laws of Minnesota, did at divers times since
the 4th day of January, 1878, at sundry
places in the said state, demean himself,
in lewd and disgraceful manner in this that
he, the said E. St. Julien Cox, did then and
there frequent houses of i'll fame and consOrt
with harlots, whereby he the said E. st.
Julien Cox has brought himself and his high
Office into disrepute to the manifest injury OF
the morals of the youth and good citizens of
the state of Minnesota and disgrace OF the
administration of justice, and is guilty OF
misbehavior in office and of misdemeanOr In
Office.
Concluding, the managers asseverated: And
the house of representatives, by protestation,
saving to themselves the liberty of exhibiting
at any time hereafter any future articles or
other accusations or Impeachment against the
said e. St. Julien Cox, and also of replying to
his answers which he shall make unto the
said articles or any of them. and of offering
proof to all and every of the aforesaid ar
ticles and to all and every other article, i'm
parchment or accusation which shall be ex-
hlbited by them, as the case shall require, do
demand that the said E. St. Julien Cox, may
be put to answer the said crimes and misde-
meanors, and that said proceedings, examina-
tions. trials and judgments may be thereupon
had and given as are agreeable to law and
justice.
Mr.. Hicks moved the adoption of the arti-
cles.
Mr.. L. L. Baxter thought the articles COW
cred more ground than was justified by the
evidence taken or by the report of the com.
mittee on iudiciarV
Mr.. sanborn moved the previous question,
which was ordered.
The report was then adopted by the follow
ing vote: - o p,..
Baxter, j. Boser, Bohland, Book Braley,
Butterfield, Caine, Churchill, Collins, Colqu-
honn, Comstock, Cornish, Cults, Dean Deh-
ny, Dodge, Dunn, Flom, Frahm, Gould,
Griggs, Hall, Hayes, Halgren, Hawkins, Her
berger Hicks, Hitchcock, Hill, Hoyt, HUM,
Hulebak, Kendall, Kniss, Kneeland, Kohlmier,
Lewis, Llnnell, Loveland, Milligan, Norrish
Northne,s, Peterson, P. A Plalsance, Porter,
o. s. Porter, T. c., Putnam Roberts, Rose
brock, Samson, Senborn, Searles, Sheardown,
Smith, Snure, Stedjce, Thompson, j, Jr.,
Thompson, j., Tone, Van Hoossn, Wagner
Washburn, Wiley Wilson, Zeiske-n.
Nays-Baxter, L. L., Burgess Donahue,
Gardner, Grazing; Juelson, McAndrews, Pet
erson, A. Purrington, Schmidt, Stone, Thorn
ton-13.
The board of managers were authorized to
fill vacancies; to appear before the bar OF the
senate; invested with power to send for per-
sons and papers; and their compensation fixed
at $40 day and expenses.
Mr.. Denny moved to reconsider the vote by