Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-27
afternoon Session.
A. P. MATHEWS.

The minutes of the June term of court,
1880, held at Tyler, were submitted and OBJ
jected to by counsel, Arctander, as bearing
on the face of having been mutilated, but the
chair overruled, and the witness who was
then and is now clerk of the court of Lincoln
county, said the county commissioners had
not purchased any books, nor as yet have
done so; minutes read and submitted. Witness
continuing: Said he had seen Judge Cox at
the September term, 1880, at Lake Benton,
drunk; Judge Cox in every case came into the
court in the morning perfectly sober. The
evidence now taken cOntradicted the minutes
somewhat. and witness by way of explanation
said it would take about three Philadelphia
lawyers to keep everything correct in court
that day. The condition of Judge Cox, es-
pecially every afternoon, must have been ap-
parent to every one.
THOMAS DOWNS,
present deputy sheriff, formerly sheriff of
Nicolet county, being sworn, said: At the
December term, 1870, in that county, Judge
Cox was drunk. Have you seen Judge Cox at
any other time drunk? Ans.-I saw him at
st. Peter, in the Office Of the hotel, in May,
1881. Also, on the street; also, think, Mon
day, the 9th of May, at night, onthe street;
also, in saloons same night; in the bar of the
Nicolet house, and frequently at other times,
but cannot locate day and date; the majority
of times when have seen him he has been
more or less under the influence of liquor.
WILLIAM NJ GowAN.
/ have been a resident at Beaver Falls for
the past twelve years, and was clerk of court
at the May term, 1881; he submitted the court
records, and special attention was called to
the case of the State VS.. Andrew Anderson,
indicted, tried and fined $S5 for selling liquor
without license. Two days later the defend
ant Anderson showed a receipt for $65 license
money, and the judge RENTED the fine.
s. R. MILLER.
Judge Cox presided at the May term Of
court, 1881, at Redwood Falls, and from the
opening till Friday the conduct of the judge
was not subject to criticism, but after that
should say drunk, appearing as if he had been
drinking the night before, being very nervous
and irritable. During this day and Saturday
he was more intoxicated than I
ever saw him before or since.
fine RENTED, he was more intoxicated than
any other day of that term of court. Witness
protested to the remission of the fine, stating
that the receipt did not cover any portion of
the time for which he had been indicted for
selling liquor without license; nevertheless,
the fines and costs were RENTED and defend
ant discharged.
The case of Peter Burnigan for same cause
was tried, and after the evidence was given,
was addressed by the court: "Peter Burnigan,
you are discharged on your own recogni-
zance." Defendant standing in the aisle hest
tating, the judge added: "You can go now;
leave the court Witness stated that during
the June and January terms of court at Red
wood Falls, he had seen the Judge under the
influence of liquor.
GEO. MILLER.
Reside at Redwood Falls, and have since
January, 1850, and have been deputy sheriff
since April, 1880; was present at the May term
in 1881; Judge Cox portion of the time was
drunk; knew he was for several reasons; saw
him drink frequently at the hotel bar, his gen.
eral appearance, and on Friday, the third or
fourth day, he made side whispers to persons,
and every once in while he made sudden mo-
tions, as if catching flea, or it may have been
a mosquito; his general appearance and con-
duct was about the same during the whole
term of court, except Friday; 1 have seen
Judge Cox drunk at Redwood Falls, at Bird
Island last fall, and at Beaver Falls, at the lat
ter place some days after the adjournment of
court.
Counsel for the state stated they had only
three more witnesses to examine, and could
get through tomorrow. Court adjourned till
a. m. tomorrow.