Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-11
tator and was interested in liquor case being
tried, perhaps an hour or so day.
article III.

tried, perhaps an hour or so day.
Article III.
DANIEL MURPHY.
Reside at Waseca am farmer. Known
Judge Cox since 1870. My occupation in
1879 was deputy sheriff, and was in attendance
of the March and April, 1879, and l took
charge OF the courtroom and was in attend
ance every session morning, afternoon and
evening, and would call him sober during
the entire term. Nothing in his conduct,
manner or method of business one day from
another. l sawno peculiarities the latter part
| of the term, Judge Cox was suffering with
boil on his posterior during the whole term.
On the 2nd day of April there was no inebrity
during any part of that day shown by Cox.
He was sober so far as could see. Nothing
unusual about his hair or eyes and while
about an hour on an errand for Judge Cox
and found court adjourned. On Friday, the
fourth day, Judge Cox was sober during the
whole day. Referring to the night wheu
farmers testimony was to the effect that the
night watchman Mr.. Bakery took Judge Cox
to the hotel. shout think Cox took the
nightwatcman to the hotel. Cox was perfect
ly sober.
Cross-examined: On another night I spent
an hour with Judge Cox in a room
connected with the hotel saloon.
Judge Cox always came up stairs
went to the store then to the hat rack, took
his seat, looked up to the clock, nodded to me
and opened court. This he never failed to
do. Cox seldom drank until after court was
over in the evening. l have known Judge
Cox nine years.
Redirect: We were hunting Baker to get
into the hotel which was closed. Witness
| could not tell when person was drunk, but
to some extent single drink had some infu-
ence.
To Senator Adams: Did you ever see man
you believed to be drunk? Yes. Was Judge
Cox in your opinion drunk at any time during
the term of court referred to? No.
| To Senator Gillfillan: On how many days
did you see respondent drink. Ans. On three
or four days, and one night four ofus drank
| four or five bottles of beer, and over the card
table about the same number. | thought
Judge Cox the ''coolest one of all.'
ALEXANDER WINSTON.
Reside at Waseca and did in the spring of
1879, and saw defendant on the forenoon of
the Sd of April in the court room. Court ad-
journed at about II a. M, and went with
Cox to the hotel, conversed with him all the
way, and Judge Cox was perfectly sober.
Cross-examined: made Judge Cox's &C
quaintance at that term of the court, and
| walked down with him. Cox left me at the
hotel
Redirect Judge Cox never bought nor
drank any liquor at my sample room.
DANIEL BoHAN.
Lived eight years at Waseca. Am an insur-
ance agent. saw Judge Cox at the spring
| term of court, and was present when court ad-
journed on account of witness being absent;
Court had just opened when l arrived. I re-
manned till court adjourned. To me the judge
was perfectly sober. He looked little tired.
| his hair and eyes looked naturally. Judge
Cox gave rulings talking soberly and sensibly.
| His appearance and conduct was the same as
heretofore.
JAMES MURPHY. .
| Reside at Waseca, and did in spring of 1879.
was juror at the March and April term of
court. Judge Cox condition on the first day
of court was perfectly sober, and remained so
during the entire term.
| H. LANSING,
a carpenter, and have lived at St. Peter for
twenty-five years. During all the time have
known Judge Cox intimately. Was present
at a term of court as witness, held at Wa
SEGA in the spring of 1879. I was present al
most a week before the case l was interested
in was called up. I always saw the judge in
court every day, invariably and perfectly sober.
On the Sd of April I was present, and the judge
was as usual, except he appeared little
fatigued. He was perfectly sober. Did not
appear to me he had been drunk during the
night. Think am capable of telling whether
Judge Cox was sober or drunk. l spoke with
Jukge Cox almost every day. l followed
Judge Cox up town after the adjournment.
Jim Hayden, the clerk of the court YVES not
with Cox, it was a stranger. I call Judge
Cox perfectly sober. Next day he was sober,
nothing out of the way; next day sober. Dur
ing the trial of the Herman case Judge Cox
appeared suffering on some account.
Cross-examined-On the first day of the
Herman case there was long argument and
witnesses examined, myself among the num-
Der. Next morning court was called as usual,
and court adjourned for the want of witness
es.
The hour for adjournment having arrived,
on motion of Senator Campbell the
hour was fixed at 0 a. m. instead of 10 a. m.
to-day. Adjourned