Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-04
afternoon Session

Supt. Sanborn OF Winona & st. Peter railroad re-
ferrins to the time that Cox came into his business
car at Tracey in June, 1881, there was bottle lef
in the kitchen, with an overcoas, which having
rolled off the chair was broken, and its contents
spilled on the floor ItsmsLed like whisky. Gam
say whose overcoat it was. It was heavy one, Ugh
| color, not fur tipped or fur bound.
Mr.. Burchard was questioned as to Stewards as
serion that MAhoney should bs indicted, etc. Sew
| ard did not say SO In my presence. The hotel Il
about fifty feet from the aud Of the bridge.
Gross examined-I ana the land agent of the Vino
ma h st. Peter railroad. Judge Weymouth was not
with Cox. have never heard him assert befor or
| since that Cox was habitaal drunkard can't say
which bridge Cox came over.
Judge Lewis Brownen recalled. Counselor Arc
lander objected to the witness being compelled tc
answer as to whether had asserted in letter tC
Jones Go. that "the charge to the jury was DRUM
| uahout," quoting many authorities, alieg.
ing among other things that the letter ust be pro
| drced
| At this opportune moment the Hon. R. A. Jone.
| of Rochester put in his appearance, and Counse
Hicks, after interviewing him, made an open state
nent that Jones present, had the letter Ia hit
post ession and refused to give it up.
Cross-exsmiued: I think and thought &c
| then. that the judges charge was wrong in law
have used the language that an opinion wai
| drunk at ether times, viz: in the case OF
| in ths printed reports. I meant that the
| opinions were mixed, loose, uusound and not good
law. have heard other attorneys make use of the
| same expression mentioning Lewis, who said that
Judge Cox made charge mentioning the case
| (which was the drunkest charge he ever heard and
yet Judge Cox wss perfectly sober when he made it.
r q. Jones: Was present at the first day Of the
May term, 1881, of Brown county; talked with
BrOwnel but do not recoect that he said Cox wai
"drunk while presiding words to that effect; ~
Brswne did not use the words drunk or intoxicated
twill you state what Brownell said with reference to
Cox's sobriety inebriety this particular Occa-
sion. The propriety of this interrogatory was dis
cussed pro and con by Senators Gilflan and Castle
Objection being raised on the roll call thera were
yeas 10, nays II.
The reporter thereupon read the question, to
which the witness replied, and gave detailed state
ment of his conversation in court, forenoon anG
afternoon, and said that Browne did not say thai
Cox drunk, but that Weboer did, to which opin-
ion witness did not coincide Witness in the even
ing, referring to Cox's condition after court ad.
| journed, used as strong language as the hote
| keeper or Mr.. BrowneI, to the effect tina
cit was a disgrace to the Ninth judlc
ial district. The witness gave his i'm
condition at Waseca term Of court, which, on yeas
81, nays 7, were stricken out Jones admitted hav
ing the letter referred to in his pookes but refused
| to produceit.
recess of ten minutes was thereupon taken,
Manager Collins, on the reassembling of the
court sail the state rested their with the excep
ton Of three Witnesses by whom they proposed Il
impeach Geo. 81. MCGUIRE.
On motion of Senator Campbell, the senate de
cided that evidence be taken except in support
tbs impeachment Of those persons whose evidenc,
nod been already taken and whose character fol
| truth and veracity had been called In question.
On motion of Senator Gil6llan, of Ramsey, tht
senate voted to go into secret session at the hour o.
5p. m.
After an hours closed doors the outside
public was permitted to hear the result of TIT
secret session, VIZ: the court ordered coun-
sci for the state and counsel for the defendant
| to produce any further evidence at once, and
failing to do so the trial should rest. Neither
party having any witnesses to examine it was
so ordered. All evidence tending to impeacf
Geo. A. MacGuire shall be stricken from the
| minutes. The short hand notes taken by Mr.
| Human originally submitted to the house in
vestigation committee to be admitted in evil
dence. When the court adjourns it shall b.
| to Tuesday next at 10 a. m. Each party shall
be permitted to appear by two counsel; the
| state to have the opening and closing argu
ment..
L. W. Collins will make the opening argu.
ment for the state, and either Attorney Damn
| of Faribault county or Gould of Winona the
| closing. Manager Arctander will have the
opening and John B. Brisbin the closing ar
guments for the respondent.
On motion adjourned to Tuesday at 1Oa. m