Daily globe., 1882-01-26
THE SAME OLD STORY.
The Daily Grind of the Impeachment
Court The Entire Senate Chamber
Bathed In Whisky as Usual.

The Daily Grind Of the Impeachment
Court = The Entire Senate Chamber
Bathed In Whisky as Usual.
The impeachment court convened at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, President Gilman
presiding. and hearing of testimony was CON-
menced at once.
MR.. ALFRED wOLLEN
was called upon specifications and of ar
ticle II, aad also upon article IS, first testify
ing to specification 4: Reside at Redwood
Falls. Am an attorney at law. Know Judge
Cox. Had case before the judge in August,
1881, at New Ulm, the case of the commits
sioners of Redwood county VS.. Amasa Tower
Was present to have the case settled, and to
make motion for new trial. The time was
set by the Judge He was at New Ulm when
l arrived. Met him on the street
in the morning. He was intoxicated Under
derstanding was that he should appear at
certain hour. Judge did not appear until an
hour or two after the time set. He was very
much intoxicated. We didn't submit our pa
pers at all, because he was manfestly unfit to
do business.
Cross-examined-Was satisfied l would get
new trial before met the judge in New
Ulm, he being satisfied that he had erred in
his direction to the jury. The supreme court
subsequently sustained the position of the
Judge. No argument was ever had upon the
| motion for a new trial.
Mr.. Arctander here asked witness if he was
not candidate for the position held by the
judge
Manager Dunn objected and discus
sion ensued, at the end of which, upon mo-
tion OF Senator Langdon, the question was
| submitted to the senate, which decided by a
vote of yeas S, nays %, not to maintain the
objection.
Witness-1u the contingency of the Judge
being Ousted, am a candidate for the Office.
His removal is precisely the contingency Of
my candidacy.
Witness was then examined upon specifica-
| tiOn three.
Was engaged in my professional capacity
before Judge CoX'at term of court at Red
wood Falls, June, $780,
| To the question what was the condition of
| the judge during that term, objection was
made that the question was too general. Af-
ter discussion the char Overruled the objec-
| tion, but at the request of Senator Castle the
decision was withdrawn, and the Senator
moved that the witness be limited In his testi-
| mony to some specific occasion as set forth in
| the specification, which motion was adopted,
yeas 1S, nays 8.
| Witness in reply to Manager Dunn again
4 answered he was at the term of court in ques-
| tiOn.
| Manager Dunn .hen asked witness if Judge
Cox was in state of intoxication during the
| term, to which Counsellor Arctander objected,
| in which be was sustained by the chair, where
upon Senator Campbell moved the senate 90
into executive session for the purpose of reach
| ing a positive decision as to what should con-
stitute an Occasion" under the specification.
| Upon the doors being reopened President
Gilman announced the adoption of an order,
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under each specification, and that the man.
ayers must select some one day mentioned by
q prisoners witness upon this specification,
| upon which they will present further testi-
mopy.
Manager Dunn said the managers desired to
present testimony as to a different occasion
| than yet testified to by witnesses, upon which
| they proposed to rely to prove the specifica-
| ton.
| Senator Campbell did not understand the
| limit quite as sweeping as stated, and moved
that the managers be allowed to select any
| one day upon which'to rely, whether evidence
| had yet been presented as to that day or not.
Upon presenting the motion Senator Castle
raised the ,oint of order that its adoption
would in effect rescind the order adopted.
The chair sustained the point, when Senator
| Aaker moved to reconsider the vote by which
| the motion of Senator Castle to limit the wit
ness to an occasion already testified to, was
adopted.
! Senator G. F. Buck moved that the motion
of Senator Aaker, lay upon the table.
| upon which the yeas and nays were called, re
snlting yeas II, nays Is So the motion was
| lost
Senator Case moved recess Lost.
vote was then taken upon the motion to
reconsider, and it was adopted, yeas IS,
nays II.
Senator Adams moved recess under the
rules, upon which the chair ruled that the
senate would take recess to 2:30, without
putting it to vote.