Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-13

when Judge Cox held a term OF court at that
place in April, 1879, For the first eight or
ten DAYS the Judge was sober, but after that
witness saw evidence of his drinking. On the
Sd of April he was particularly under the In
fuence of liquor. Court met at $50 a. m.
and at 10 a. On. recess was taken to l:3O p.
m, owing to the condition of the judge.
Witness went with him to the hotel
and got him to bed. The judge came into
court IN the afternoon, and after hearing
motion adjourned the court until 1880 p M
Witness did not recollect that he thought the
Judge intoxicated any other day, thought
he drank liquor other days. Witness
explained the appearance of the judge
on the day in question. He seemed sleepy,
gave his decisions unusually quick
As to the positive question, he stated there
| was nothing out of the way on any Other
time, except on that particular day, April 8. :.
he ever drank with Judge Cox. Said he had.
| Senator Powers-You stated at one time
that Cox was under the influence of liquor,
and now you wish to leave heimpressien that
| talking rapidly was the only indication OF his
| iutoxicatiOn. Witness had no doubt in his
own mind that he was under the influence OF
| liquor.
WILLIAM BOWERS.
Reside at Waseca, and was city marshall
during March and April, and saw Cox on sew
sral nights after court adjourned at Hall &
Smiths saloon, during that term of court,
saw him after IL o'clock at midnight, intoxi-
Gated in said saloon. Condition pretty we'll,
| peeled" Heard Cox had to adjourn court
ore day about the latter part of the term on
account of being drunk.
Saw him playing cards and drinking in a
| room adjoining the saloon, with citizens of
the town, Messrs. Murphy, County Attorney
Mcqueen, McColllster, Baxter, ct al. Have
drank with him and did on that particular
night, and drank considerable, three or four
times, beer and whisky, two or three OF the
latter, fair sized horns. The judge drank out
of the same bottle. Saw them have bottled
beer at the card table, which party drank,
Judge Cox with the rest. Respondent went
home, quite late, with Waterman, to hotel.
Met them at street corner, walking together
arm in arm. Judge Cox staggered on the
sidewalk sometime early next morning and
thought he was all right, but never saw
the judge drink in the day time.
Owing to the absence of some important
witnesses it was decided to take up
ARTICLE III,
W herein he, Judge Cox, is charged of holding
court while IN state of intoxication at New
Ulm, Brown county, on the 10Th day of June.
1879.
s. L. Pierce, attorney at law, st. Paul, said
he had with one exception attended all of Cnx's
courts in the county of Brown held in ,ew
Ulm. In the present instance was attorney
before him in two cases in which Gordon E
Cole, M. J. Severance and other attorneys were
interested. The facts of the case are: On the
evening before, Severance and Cole arrived II
the city and desired to take up case, but the
court had taken recess on account OF the
Judge being drunk. Counsel decided to take
testimony that night. Next morning Judge
Cox appeared in no condition to do business
conduct and manner showed he had not re-
covered from his spree and by com
mon consent they selected referee
and proceeded to take testim ony
with Judge Cox on the bench constantly in
terrupting, making rulings, raising objec
tons, etc. He volunteered to pass judgment
on subjects not asked for; counsel talked to
him as they would to an irresponsible person
whom they wholly ignored, in fact requested
him to keep quiet; presumed the minutes
were given to judge Cox, as in due time 6
decision was rendered.
Cross. examined by Manager Alexander
Witness would not swear that Judge Cox was
aware that the case in which Messrs Cole
Pierce and Severance were interested would b.
brought up the next day, at the time ht
adjourned court sine die.
i Witness had no hesitation in stating under
oath, that, at SAID time, for he was drunk il
this; that "when sober he acted like Judge
When drunk he acted like fool.''
Judge Cox talked necessarily while testi
mony was being taken and acted as if hi
thought he was actually trying the case.
| Judge Cox taking up some Of the papers,
said he did not see the necessity of going OF
with the case-and "why the deuce he had no
better decide it right here" Counsel fire
quently requested Cox to keep quiet" during
the examination.
Question-f Judge Cox was SO terribly
under the effect of liquor, why did you pro
coed with the case?
1t was necessary, since counsel had Sc
agreed, and in order to bring it before thu
court, at which time very little testimony wal
taken, but rather, records, objections, stipu
lations, etc.
How many witnesses were sworn? None
Witness admitted that Judge Cox spent &
portion of the time talking to the clerk o.
court. The witness gave his testimony il
this case from ''matter of duty and not o.
pleasure" and said Judge Cox and Iare the
best of friends, and still remain SO up to tn,
present time, after which the court adjourned
to 10 O'Clock to. day.