Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-19
accordance with his wish early in the session,
in which he was overruled.
The court here remarked this order Will

In winch ne was Overruled.
The court here remarked this order Will |
stand until overruled.
The charges under article Is were then taken |
up, affecting the judges conduct at the Lyon
county court In June, 1881. His charge to /
the grand jury was very good one, but not
as good as others have heard from him--e. g.,
his charge on the lunatic asylum case. l
should swear the judge was under the influence
of liquor at that term of court. he looked
pretty hard; admitted the judge had been
having continuous sessions of court for
several weeks previous; commencing early in
the morning, short hours for dinner and
supper and evening sessions, in fact, pushing
matters. saw the Judge at dinner on the
first day OF court and thought he looked
fatigued, which attributed to drink. had
heard he had been on spree all spring, which
no doubt had weight with me on this de-
cision. l was present the second day OF court,
but interested in no case. On the following
day Ihad a case of an irOn-clad note. The
judge picked up APPOINT which sent the case
out of court "kiting," much to the surprise
of the attorneys, nevertheless / still thought
the respondent was under the influence of
liquor. In case of Chas. May vs.. W. SIS. P. r. r.
thought the Judge was drunk, but he did
particularly show it in his rulings, in this in
stance against me; he might have made the
same ruling If sober, but the language and
manner led me to so decide, the language used
was irrelevant. Evidence in this case brought
out,on cross-examinatiOn,l lead the judge to i'm
mediately decide the case and entered non
suit, remarking it was in cOnsOnance with
decisions of the supreme court, already on the
books.
Manager Collins proceeded next to examine
witness as to specifications in article XVII. to
which counsel for respondent objected, argu-
Ing that the senate had heretofore waived
their right by permitting proof to be pro-
duced under article XVIII. The court over
ruled and witness testified that at the May
term, 1881, at New Ulm, by mutual agree
ment of attorneys after the trial of one case,
they continued their cases to the next term of
court. saw Cox on the streets of New Ulm;
he was DRINK on the street; one time in front
of saloon was quite noisy. I met the
Judge, who tried to induce myself and the
sheriff to go with him to a certain house of
ill fame. Here Mr.. Brisbin interposed few
sententlous remarks as to the
relevancy of the proceeding, remarking
That visits to houses OF i'll repute may have
| been spoken of or proposed, by no means
| tends to show condition of intOxicatiOn. A
man may be the veriest bacchanal and still be
"Pure as the cOnsecrated snow,
That falls on DAMS lap"
| King David's adultery brought ineffable
trouble, especially on his subjects, if holy writ
| be true, by reason of his lechery-yet we are
not told that he was drunkard. Noah was
so drunk that he took off his brooches in his
| tent, and yet we are told that his family rela-
| lions were of the chastest. Hence,
| chastity and intemperance are not rela-
tives. Hence, the irrelevancy of the testimony.
continue the investigation by q vote of 10 to 6.
Myself and sheriff refused to 60 with him,
saying it would be disgrace to our wives,
etc. Afterwards went to the hotel This
| took place about noon of the last day of that
term. He was drunk on his arrival on the
first day, but his dress and personal appear.
ance did not convey the idea that he was
drunk-he charged the jury and proceeded
| about as usual, but in the afternoon was
drunken than ever saw him, acting in wild
and Eighty manner. Have seen Judge Coz
during the past year probably thirty or forty
times-many times. The instances referred tC
as occurring in court are not all the times, but
they are the fragrant ones. Judge Cox hal
lost nothing in his tone of character during
the past four years.
Has the witness noticed any de
ton in the past year. I have not
Judge Cox is very ripe man to talk with.
had talked frequently with Tyler, the registe
of land Office, on several occasions, but die
not know he had come to St. Paul to prefer
charges until I saw it in the papers. Witness
had not labored in the interest of Weber.
Did you not after decision unfavorable to
you have i'll will toward Judge Cox? He de-
MED this, also of ever having used the Ian
guage on the streets of st. Peter, viz: 81
would like to cut out his damned drunken
guts," and also 81 would like to cut out hi
damned drunken heart"
know he was on spree of over week a
New Ulm last spring. Snow bound. Thinl
it was about the 5th of January, 1881.
Senator Gilfillan moved that when thi
court adjourned it be till 1880 this evening
Yeas, 10; nays, Il.
4. C. FORBES SWORN.
| was present at the December term, 1875
when the case of the Cleveland Cooperation
Stove company vs.. Robinson g Mann, in sup
Elementary proceedings, was being tried.
thought the judge had been drinking some
considerably, but would not swear he wa
drunk. Did not see him drink.
M. SULLIVAN SWORN.
was foreman of the grand jury at the Jun
term at Marshall, 1881. First day judge wa
intoxicated, and the third day in much bet
ter condition. His condition was remarke,
by the members of the grand jury.
The hour of o'clock having arrived, tn
presidents gavel fell and the senate stood ad
journed.