Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-20
afternoon Session.


Upon the opening of court the action of the Sc
cret session (refuslng to let the sixth witness
testify was read for the benefit of the manager
and counsel. Counsellor Alexander then said that
Hon R. A. Jones, of Rochester. was material wit
ness for respondent having been in New Ulm at the
trial of the Msndufeldt case. and that he, having
been called before the Judiciary committee last fall
stated that he had observed signs of intoxication
in the judge. whereupon he was not called a wit
ness; that Mr.. Jones has since gone Unexpectedly
as counsel to New Mexico and Texas and did not
expect to return before March LIST. and concluding
with asking the court to appoint W. M. Wilder, of
lsledo, Texas, q commissioner to take Mr.. Jones,
testimony upon nterrogatories to be agreed on Ee-
tween counsel. The request was, on motion of Sen
ator Buck, granted
NJ Sullivan recalled asked as to the action OF the
grand jury at the Lyon county term of court, June
1881 when counsel objected and argument resulted
In which Mr. Alis claimed he could not see how the
action report of the grand jury could be evidence
of into1ication. On motion Of Senator D. Buck the
objection was sustained.
ARTICLE Is.
Mr.. Hicks inquired whether they were limited to
witnesses under article Is, charging habtual drunk
enness. Senator Kinds moved that the article be
excepted and the motion prevailed.
Witness then resumed-Have seen Judge Cox
drunk in Marshall last May; also in August, $780,
and at another time, can't state the date; ouldnt
say he was holding court it was the street in pub
was very drunk; needed assistance to get to the
train,
Cross-examined- Bonvier was with him ;
this was in May; next saw him in the afternoon of
1880; think it was in the company of Judge Wey-
mouth; he was going to the train; I was In my Of
fee; heard him jabber; mean heard him talk he
was as far off as the rear of the room; Mr.. Wey-
mouth was holding his arm; he couldn't walk with
out staggering; in May he didn't stagger; this was
in front Of the Merchants hotel in Marshall thought
from his appearance he was drunk; he looked hard
b;v fsco ba 1o,,ked wild he rtor,
men generally look had no talk with him; merely
passsd by ct usual gait; saw no notion he did stag
ger in August, 1880; don't swear this was in August;
the third time was in cold weather; remember it
from seeing Judge Cox in Chittenden's store: he
was sitting down; think he had some books in his
hand; he was drunk and made some silly remark;
can't tell what 1t was; had seen him num-
erous times before; hsd met him socially
three times before; had no extended talk with him
can't tell what he was doing with the socks; didn't
see him do anything with them; didn't know the
remark ives jocular; his appearance and the remark
made me think he was drunk; think he had hat on
think he had fur coat on.
De-direct-Think did see him the day before; his
apDearance was different then from what It Is now.
By Mr.. Arctander-Hisf face was red and altogether
different from what it is now; paid attention;
merely glanced at his eye; saw only one; though he
was drunk; can't describe its loon this was in the
forenoon.
g. Lidgerwood sworn-Was merchrnt in Man.
kato up to year ago; first eaw Judge Cox in June,
1880, in Mankato; think he had been holding court
there; saw him on street looklng ior notei. TINS
was in the evening; heard some one; looked and
saw Judge Cox on his knees; helped him up and
took him to q hotel; judged him to be intoxicated;
didn't think he sober; didn't walk like sober
man: took him to Clifton house; went there next
morning and found it was Judge Cox; next saw him
at 81. Peter in his Office; he entertained me with
illustrated papers; he little drunk; think the
publications were foreign; they were not obscene;
there was two foot rise on tbs sidewalk; this was
three blocks from tie hotel.
Gross examined-The night was very dark; don't
think IL was slippery; had never seen the judge be-
fore, took him 70 the door Of the Clifton house ana