Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-14
Article III.
NJ, D. L. CoLLIsTER

NJ. d. L. COLL1STEk
was called and sworn upon article 3, charging
Judge Cox with being drunk while holding a
term of court at Waseca in March and April
1879:
Live at Waseca; am lawyer and known
Judge Cox for five years; attended at the
term in Waseca in March and April, 1879; on
one occasion thought the judge was little
tie worse for liquor; Mr.. Powers was on the
stand being cross-examined by Mr.. Lewis;
spoke to Lewis about the manner he was con-
Quoting the crosse Examination, but he paid no
attention, and spoke to the judge, who also
better take rest; this he agreed to, and after
few minutes made sham motion on pre-
tense of getting witness; Judge Cox said
this was an unheard of proceeding to stop in
the middle of case; he seemed unwilling
to grant the motion until after
Lewis had agreed to it, when he
granted it; asked for couple of hours and
the Judge granted it; his appearance was sleepy
and he looked as if he had taken too much IL
quor; made the motion because thought the
judge unable to go on; court was called again
in the afternoon and again adjourned to the
evening saw him in the evening in the hotel;
met him at the foot of the stairs; judge said
we must go to the court house and go on with
that case; did not want to do so; am opposed
70 trying cases at night saw nothing unusual
with him next morning; remember no other
time when in my judgment he was under the
influence; saw him drink beer and eat bread
and cheese in saloon about $50 at night.
Cross-eXamined-Wa in court every day
of the term, and was concerned in the major
ity of the cases tried; remember nothing out
of the way, except on the morning of April S;
he looked sick and used up, and took him to
be drunk; had I not known him
to be drinking man cant say should have
taken him to be drunk; don't remember hear
ing the Judge complain of being sick; court
worked so industriously that remember of
complaining therereof; while l wont say the
work was done any better, yet it was hurried
say the work was not as well done as ever be-
fore; have no complaint to make; noticed
nothing wrong the next day; he ruled against
me sometimes, but 1 never appealed; saw
Judge Edgerton and Mr.. Taylor there at that
time: on the Sd, when he turned his back to
the jury, cant say that he sat in one position
for great while at time; know he had his
feet on the bench; in what Judge Cox said on
the Sd there was nothing to indicate mental
alteration.
By Senator Buck-Had the judge been
stranger to me and entirely unknown to me,
must say there was nothing in his appearance
which would have led me to suspect he was
drunk.
By Mr.. Dunn-Have no doubt now he was
drunk from what know of the man, charac-
ter and reputation.
By Mr.. Arctander-In the case of Power VS..
Herman, I lost an important letter from
Bishop Grace to Father Herman, which I have
not seen since.
FRANK A. NEWELL SWORN.
Reside in Waseca; am banker; lived there
eleven years; know respondent since he held the
term there; saw respondent in court
five or six times during the session; recol-
lect once 1 thought he was under the
influence of liquor; remember this, because |
understood an adjournment was taken; saw
him about II o'clock: saw him on the bench;
thought he was under the influence of liquor.
Cross examined-Don't know the case; re-
member the impression on my mind; don't
know why an adjournment was had; he
seemed to be drowsy-hadn't had much rest;
impressed me with the idea he had been drink
ing heavily very recently; had heard before he
was a drinking man; his general appearance
convinced me; his hair was combed and all
right generally; his eyes were not bloodshot;
had I seen Judge Lord in the same condition,
would have thought he had been drunk.