Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-14
THE IMPEACHMENT.

Most Of the Day Occupied With Ono Wilt
ness-"very Drunk" "Crazy Drunk"
Extremely Drunk"-Ths Extremely
Drunk" Witness Acknowledges He
Wants to Succsed Csx-Hs Arrived at
His Conclusion Because He Is . Lawyer
and Thinks Cox Did Not Decide Accord
Ing to Law.
The impeachment court was opened yester-
day morning at the usual hour and in the us.
ual form, when the following committee on
rules was announced by the chair: Senator's
Campbell, Wheat, Shalleen, Perkins and
Kinds.
s. L. PIERCE
was recalled upon cross-examination and in
answer to Mr.. Arctander, said: 81 stated in
my examination before the committee of the
honse that Judge Cox was crazy drunk at New
Ulm, and 1 repeat it now most emphatically.
JUDGE THOMAS WILSON
Was sworn upon article three, charging
Judge Cox of being drunk while holding
court at st. Peter, August 5, 1870.
Know respondent; gave notice of the settle
ment of a case in which the Winona & St.
Peter railroad was concerned; arrived in the
morning; heard the judge was drunk, and
found it to be go; had mind to 90 on, but
the other side insisted we should not do so,
and accordingly had the case adjourned; Mr..
LambertOn was present that morning; the
case was really opened before the court and
proceeded with for some time; this case came
up either under notice or an order to show
cause.
Cross .examiped-Don't remember the day
of the week; feel sure 1 came up on the night
train, reaching there early in the morning;
am not prepared to say of my own knowledge
that Judge Cox had any notice of this matter
coming up before him; had it come up under
an order to show cause the order would be ou
file; don't remember that Judge Cox refused
to go on with the case, don't know that it is a
rule in that district that cases can be taken up
only at special terms; never saw such rule as
this before examining paper handed him]
don't remember telling Judge Cox the case was
substantially settled; the case took some time
terially, but did not quarrel very much;
Judge Cox intimated that certain things
would not be allowed which would have helped
Mr.. Pierce's case very much and which he was
prompt to take advantage of; told Mr.. Pierce
there was power behind the throne which
would be invoked if he insisted on
going on; Judge Cox was sober
all through lie Trial, DuG Ibis was
afterwards; did not change the language of
ny exceptions to suit the views of Judge Cox;
on the settlement of the case the motion for
new trial was made Immediately; no attorney
considered the case settled that day; don't
know there was general or special term of
the court on that day; the attorneys thought
if they could prevent the judge from drinking
any more they could get along with him; for
that reason we selected the hotel parlor; the
truth ie the Judge was terribly DRINK, there is
no Disgusting that, and we felt very much dis
gusted; am attorney for Winona & st. Peter
railroad; introduced the petition for the i'm
parchment of Judge Cox in the house and
took an active part in urging the impeach
ment; in the house when Mr.. J. Smith sug
gested the omission of article 10 opposed it;
may have stated that the judge had committed
the fornication charged after the house had
commenced the investigation, or after he had
come up here to look alter it.; objected to
leaving that article out, and objected siren
uously.
By Senator Powers-The intoXication of the
judge was the only reason why the case was
not settled then and there.