New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-02-01

There ID said to be no statute In this
State making drunkenness crime, or
even misdemeanor, and unless the
authority Of the common law can be
invoked to supply this omission, it may
turn out that Judge Cox hose pub.
lie conduct has been shown to be dis.
graceful in the extreme-will slip.
through the irregular meshes Of the
law in spite Of all the efforts that are
being made to prevent that undesir-
able result. Below we publish the
testimony of B. e. and Geo. kaufman,
former residents of New Ulm, and
Maj. Jos. A. Eckstein, all of whom ties.
tilted last Wednesday:
B. +. KUHLMAN CALLED.
Lives in Minneapolis; once lived In New Ulm:
knows Judge Cox; remembered divorce case be-
fore JUICE Cox: witness father was an attorney III
one afternoon to get Judge Cox to 20 to the court
house to give an order; Judge Cox would not 90:
got friend and went back after the Judge and
he wouldn't walk up; Judge Cox stopped . swiii
cart and rode to court; Judge Cox said it was too
TO hold cOnrt In the court room and they would
told Mr.. Castor to 60 and get something to drink;
Mr. Castor went and got some beer; Judge Cox
frank some Of It and Mr.. Castor dr.n nix some; wit.
this was the first day Of August, 1879; Judge COX
came up In witness fathers office and began to
abuse him (witness' father); his father went
home. and witness put Judge Cox on the lounge;
In little while he rolled of; 1t was about $3.50
O'Clock.
Cross:e xamtned: Was certain the date; it was
witness birthday; Weber, Castor Manderfeld.
witness and his father were present.
JOSEPH A. EcKsrE1N CALLED.
Witness lives in New Ulm, was teacher there
of Castor vs.. Castor was tried in August 1879; wit
ness was present; was sent down town from the
court hoase to get Judge Cox to come up ant hear
certain case; found Judge Cox at the Dakota
house; judge said he would 60 b1t when ne got on
| the sidewalk he said he could not walk; then
Stuebes butcher cart, used for hauling ofai came
| along and tho Judge got into that and rode to
court; Judge Cox was drunk; got into cart with
an unsteady motion; at the court house Judge
Cox said 1t was too hot and they would hold court
on the steps; judge gave Castor 50 cents 60 down
town aud get some beer; Castor did 50; Judge Cox
and Castor and Others there drank it.; udge Cox
then said, 'I'm sorry. Castor, but will have put
youin," meaning in Jail; witness did not do it.
Characterization: Did no. understand Judge
Cox to be joking when he told him to put Castor
In Jail; considered it al order TO put Castor in
Jail; witness did not do it beca1se he thoupht
Judge Cox was drunk; the order was given willie
the business was going on; Judge Cox int .rrupted
Mr. Weber When he was reading, and said, .'there,
MIR. Weber, we don't want to hear any more
from you; Mr.. Kuhlman what have you got say?''
his words were something like this; it was IN 1879.
GEORGE HUFFMAN CALLED,
This witness was examined under the same
| specification:
Witness resides in Minneapolis: formerly lived
ct New Um; knew Judge Cox; was an attorney
In the case of Castor Castor; witness corrobor-
ated the proceeding witnesses as to tho principal
facts 10 their testimony; witness got disguised
and left before the rest did; Judge Cox was very
much intoxicated; he was worse when he came to
witness office; ldge Cox sat down on the lounge
and called witness hard names; while on the
lounge he fell asleep; witness and Jadge Cox had
always been good friends; Judge Cox did not mean
what he said; when Judge Cox told Castor he
would have to put him in Jail, he tried hard to
have Castor pay the alimony required