New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-11-09
Death OF
St. Julien Cox.
Passing Away of Once Brilliant Lawyer and
Public r1an.
Death Caused by a Cancerous Growth From
Which He Had Suffered for Years.

ticed before the Minnesota bar, died at
his home in San Diego last Thursday.
For several yeaas past Judge Cox suf-
fered from canccrous growth on the
tongue which no medical or surgical
skill could destroy.
Some months ago he expressed de-
sire to return TO his old home and pass
the remainder of his days, which he
knew must soon end, amid the scenes Of
his early successes and his former friends,
but for some reason or other, whether
from lack of funds or inability to stand
the trip we do not know, his cherished
hope was never realized,
His remains will probably be brought
to Minnesota for burial.
Judge Cox came to Nicollet county
in the early ZOOS. He was gifted talk
er, skilled lawyer, and It wasn't long
before he became prominent figure in
Nicollet county politics. In 1879 he
was elected to the legislature and served
throughout his first term with distinc-
ton, so much so that in 1876 he was
nominated and elected to the district
bench.
While on the bench complaint was
made that he had become servile VIC
tim of the liquor habit, and in 1882,
just towards the close of his term, the
state senate was called in special session
for the purpose of acting upon proceed
ings brought to impeach the judge.
The trial consumed many exciting days
and the case was one of the most holly
contested in the history of legal battles.
Cox was represented by able lawyers,
and his own plea for the honor of ,hls
family will go down as masterpiece
of forensic eloquence, but the evidence
was against him and he was impeached.
His career as judge thus came to a
sudden close on the 22nd of March, 1882,
and he was barred from practicing in
his old district for term of five years.
This period he spent in st. Paul, his
family remaining at tho old home in St.
Peter.
At the conclusion of the period of dis
barment hs returned to st. Peter and for
time made noble and strenuous effort
10 live down the scandal that had gath.
cred about his name.
But the odds were against him and in
a couple of years he succumbed again
to drink. This was while he was run
ming for a Legislative position in 1889.
He was defeated Of course and the
humiliation which came with defeat in
duced him to leave the state and take up
residence in California.
His career since then, clouded as it was
by poverty and disease, has been a sad
one.
Judge Cox was one of the prominent
participants in the Sioux Outbreak and
also gained distinction good many
years after as a candidate for congress
against Horace B Strait.
The Bingham elevator at Lake Benton
was destroyed by fire Saturday evening.
F. H. Retzlaff returned Saturday from
business tri p through the northern part
of the state.
Rev. Blackwell of Sleepy Eye and
Rev. Johnson of this city exchanged
pulplts Sunday.
Aug. Dirks, the Lafayette farmer, had
four fingers of his right hand amputated
while operating corn Smelling machine
few days ago.
Architect Gerlach of Mankato, who is
we'll known here, had his right leg tract
ured above the ankle in fall last Wed
nesday. He will be laid up for several
weeks as result.
NJ. Frankel, the St. Paul wholesale
liquor dealer, was in the city during the
week, filling the dates of Mr.. Regenthal.
The latter is now in hospital in the
Capitol City, recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis.
The republican speakers at the Opera
House Thursday and Friday evenings
failed to attract the attention that was
expected of them. Only sixty people
attended the German meeting, and, ex-
Guiding the soldiers, only half that num-
Der turned out to hear Mr.. Deliver.
Frosty, did you say? Well, somewhat.
Max Dick, with his excellent compa-
ny of artists, appeared at Turner Hall
for the second time last Tuesday even
ing. Dick needs no praise. Suffice it
to say that he played to the complete
satisfaction of all and charmed his audi
ence with every number. Miss Bratnob-