The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-11-10
The Judicial Disgrace.

Pioneer Press.
AS is we'll known the judiciary
committee has ut odd times for full
fortnight been engaged in hearing
sworn testimony from many mem
bers of the bar in Cox's district,
from residents of St. Peter, Manka-
to, New Ulm, Marshall and st. Paul,
and from people throughout the
State, in fact, as to the conduct of
the accused upon occasions many
aud diverse and in times and places
of perfect publicity. The testimony
has been Transcribed, as.was yestcr-
day read. 1t is exceedingly volum-
inous-its simple reading required
between four and five hours, aud
Messrs. Howard, Daniels and Dca-
kin having successfully given out
under the bronchial strain finally
yielded to Col. Hicks, who finished
the folded folios. Of course it is
possible to give but one or two in
stances as cited. Judge Cox is spe-
citically charged with being drunk
at Mankato, during the last term of
court he held there-drunk on the
bench and at the bar Of more than
one saloon. His conduct to the
lawyers, the jury and the witnesses
Is said to have been such rs would
disgrace tip-staff, and on ono occa-
sion, after holding court, he bctook
himself to a low dive, where cyp-
rians of the lowest sort, and pinps
whose very presence is a disgrace to
a gentleman, did congregate. Here,
it is averred, Judge Cox being the
drunk and disorderly, did behave so
lewdly and outrageously that he
was not considered fit for the COM
pany he was in, and was turned
from the doors of the den into the
street; that having been turned out
he repaired to the house of Mr..
Weber, county attorney, and de-
manded that the house be pulled
and its inmates be brought before
him, as judge, III the morning. That,
the county attorney having refused
to do as directed, Judge Cox awak-
ened the Sheriff and tried to induce
him to arrest his former associates.
1t is further alleged that he has
on more than one occasion fined
lawyers who were praoticing in the
court over which he presided alb
surdly large sums-fanging from
$50 to $l,2OO-for trivial offenses,
and that, 40 little is he held in re-
spect to the bar that the lawyers re-
fused to pay the fines imposed, and
defied him to commit them.
1t is alleged that on one occasion
Judge Cox alighted from a train at
Marshall, whittier he had gone to
hold court, and with a. party Of
friends went to a saloon where he
called for drinks. That the bar
keeper positively and disrespectfully
refused to put out the liquer
until the money wss forthcoming,
saying, "You owe me too much
already" That after bandylng
words there for some time man
stepped out from the crowd and told
the bar-keeper to let Judge Cox and
This friends have all the liquor they
wanted and that he would pay for
tit, whereupon the Judge drank.
That the man who became RESPONSE
BILE was at that time nndcr indict.
ment for an offensc for which he
was about to be tried before Judge
kCox.
I But the gravest charges are that
Judge Cox has used his Office to
Epander to his lust, and the case of q
WOMAN indicted and brought before
.hins at Mankato is among the ones
tcited. It is claimed that he frs,
tried to qnash the indictmens against
the *otnan-who' il represented a
handsome land failing in that
showed 90 much hostility 70 thu
prosecution a. to secure her acquit
tai. That thereafter he procured an
introduction to her and q, ,aelessly