Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-03
IN REBUTTAL.
A Large Number of Impeaching Wit
nesses In the Cox Trial.

A Large Number of Impeaching Wit
nesses In the Cox Trial.
The impeachment court met promptly at
10 O'Clock yesterday morning, with twenty
four senator's in attendance. The question
pending at the adjournment Wednesday even
ing, as to witness M. d.. Collister being
allowed to answer the question if Dan MUIR
ply had not stated to Judge Cox in his pres
sence during the Waseca term of court, that
he was full then and could not
have another drink, was submitted
to the senate, and the objection of respondent
was overruled. Yeas 8; nays 49,.
Counselor Arctander then objected to the
question that it was leading, but the court
promptly overruled the objection, and witness
Collister answered: It was about o'clock in
the morning. I can't recollect the day. Met
Judge Cox and Murphy on the street. Cox
said: "Let's go and get drink" when Muir
ply answered.: "Not by id site; you are
full now" Cox then turned to me and said:
''That man acts as if he owned me-" and
walked into a drug store, and l went on down
the street.
On the cross-examination witness said he
did not notice any intoxication in the judge at
the time Mr.. Hayden went out of the court
room with Judge Cox. Don't know that
Hayden went off with the judge.
Mr.. WEIGH was recalled and produced the
registry of his livery stable, showing the entry
when Winston and Ecob went hunting. He
also showed an entry against Judge Cox
on the Sd Of April, the time the Pow
ell VS.. herman case was on trial
for horse and buggy Tor ride about town
This was introduced to impeach the testimony
of defense that Judge Cox was suffering from
sick head ache that afternoon and unable tc
hold court. Witness on cross examination
said he heard the judge complaining of a sick
| head ache.
DIR. T. s. Cummings was called upon thu
| Waseca charge. Resides at Waseca and knows
Judge Cox. Met him at the term of court il
1879 Met Judge Cox and Dan Murphy ont
| evening during the latter part of the court
Murphy had Judge Cox's arm. Went will
them to the hotel. Had some conversation
there aboutJudge Cox's Drinking. Don't recol
lect the language, but the sub
ject was advice on Murphy's part
left the room, and stood on the sidewall
about half an hour, Murphy watching tn
room of the judge to see that he staid in. 1
was about II o'clock at night.
| Cross-examined-Th judge acted as if I'm
der the influence of liquor. Not drunk. Di
not stagger Thought from the general sur
roundings he was under the influence o
liquor. Don't remember to have seen tn
Judge drink.
James Cleghom; same charge. Reside a
| Waseca Met Judge Cox during the term o
court in 1879. During the term of court met hin
on the street with Murphy under the infuenc
of liquor, enough SO as to make himself coz
spicuous. 1t was just after nightfall
Murphy said to me when Iasked who the othe
party was, "Judge Cox, drunk as fool" Tn
judge was telling story and talking YER
loud.
The witness was not cross-eXamined.
Jas. B. Hayden, clerk of the court of Vase
ca county, at the term of court ia 1879, wa
called and testified as to the construction Q
| the Judges desk and witness box in the cOur
room, and with reference to proceedings in tn
Powell VS.. Herman case. to impeach the ties
timony of Father Herman, the direct an
cross-examination with the numerous objec
tions interposed taking up good deal of tn
l time of the court, without in fact sheddin,
any new light on the matter.
Mr.. Isaac Lincoln, Jr., was called upon tn
Beaver Falls charge to impeach George Ma
guire. Known Robt. W. Coleman for tw
years. His general reputation, as far as
Bird Falls His reputation is bad.
| To Mr.. Allis-Lived twelve to follrtee
miles from Mr.. Coleman. Never heard hi
character for truth and veracity discussed a
all. Never had any difficulty with Mcguire
| Mr.. A. D. Simpkins of Renville county ties
titled Coleman's reputation was good and Ma
guire's bad. In the CROSSE examination h
testified he had never heard the matter dis
cussed. His reason for saying it was goo
was because he had never heard the oppOst
asserted.
titled that the general reputation of Maguir
was bad.
Carl Henning, of Renville station, Renvill
county, gave Mr.. Coleman good character
but could not state how he stood at his home
Beaver Falls. He had never heard the reputa
ton of Mcguire discussed.
| Recess to $50 p. m.