Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-15
WEBER BOTHERED.

Short Sessi on of the Impeachment Court
e. F. Weber, the Numerous Witness
From New Uim, Submitted to Searching
Cross-Exa limitation by Counsellor Arc
lander.
Upon the opening of court yesterday morn
ing the cr6ss-eXaminatio of 3. T. Weber
was resumed upon article is, charging habit
nal drunkenness.
The examination commenced as to Mr..
Webber's brief in the case in which he was
counsel, when witness said the charge OF
Judge Cox was of such character as to
satisfy him, witness, he, Cox, was drunk, the
purport being TO show from the brief that
the point up on which he made his claim, that
the Judge was drunk, was not raised by him,
witness, at all.
To Mr.. Aretander-The points made on the
motion for a new trial were contsined in the
brief. (The brief was read by the clerk.
Judge Cox ruled against both counsel in the
trial of the Case l thought he showed par
TALLY in one case, and l thought 1t came
from drink
st every term of court, except the terms
mentioned, Judge Cox was perfectly sober.
Have seen him drunk often, but cannot fix the
far from this time he decided the Picket case;
l thought him drunk from his appearance.
DID rot see him drink. The Judge has his
peculiarities a little eccentric, peculiar in his
language. Have not noticed any inebriety in
him during the last year, except at the May
term. think it was in January, 1880, that l
saw him drink in Redwood; county court was
in session. He got drunk in his room. A
jury was out in the Hawks case.
Tho iu-v came in for Instructions
Court had taken 4 recess until next
day. Had Sc en him drunk in his room. There
were six or seven Others in the room. No at
torneys except myself. He drank from a
bottle, suppose it was whisky. Might have
been wine or water for aught know. The
bottle went round The judge was playing
cards. Should say it was quart bottle. The
Judge drank often. Can't say how many times.
Think he dra blk more than four times, but
can't swear be aid though. When called the
Judge went I'd see what the jury wanted. He
walked straig hit. He gave his instructions to
the jury in good shape as far as l recollect.
There was melodeon in the courtroom, and
while the Judge sat waiting for the jury, the
judge at.doV n and began to play, and the way
he acted tho ught he was drunk Oh, don't
know how I'd decrlbe it, but he was drink.
d ALL OF THE SENATE.
Al this poi Int count of noses showed only
sixteen senat ors in their seats, and call of
the senate wa S had, resulting in securing just
twenty-one senators in short time. The
The call disu ensed with, the cross examina-
ton was resu med upon the charge of drunk
enness at New Ulm, where it is alleged he was
drunk and heard motion in his coat sleeves
on the co urt house steps. It was
u very hot day. It. was no term
of court. There was no clerk
in attendance. The judge was perfectly sober
as he is now; Judge said 10 Mr.. Castle you
ought to treat; Castle said he had no money,
and the judge took fifty cents out OF his peck
ct and sent for some beer. This was before
any business had been attempted. He did not
drink enough to make him drunk, but was
drunk when he got there; know SO from his
appearance; can't describe how he looked, only
that he looked drunk; think him sober now,
painfully so; judge listened to my reading the
affidavit, but frequently interrupted me; don't
know what the records show; don't know
whether the Judge was asked to make an or
der; think he was rather more intoxicated than
in the trial of the Wilde; he was more under
the influence of liquor at the jury case in the
Howard case than eyer saw before.