The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-01

BUFFALO, Mimi. June SO.-(special.)-
The Boxell murder case continues to
draw large crowds to the court house So
far five days have been taken up with
| the trial, two having been spent in secur-
ing jury. Ten witnesses for the state
have been examined, but nothing very
damaging has yet been disclosed, The
testimony so far has gone largely to
show how Joseph Boxell, the defendant,
acted and how he took the marriage of
his father with the young wife. 1t has
been brought out that Joseph Boxell
number of times expressed himself as
being much displeased with the match.
The will of Mr.. Poxell has also been in
troduced to show that the father had left
Joseph Boxell forty acres of land, and
this was followed by an effort to show
by testimony by that state that Joseph
was afraid that If his father died and
his young wife lived that he (Joseph)
| would be cheated out of the farm.
The defense is putting up a strong
fight. and so far the state has not SEEM
ing1y made any direct or serious i'm
preston on the minds Of those in the
| court house. There are about thirty
| five more witnesses to be put on the
stand for the state -
George Boxell, the brother of the de-
PENDANT, was on the stand when court
convened this morning. His evidence
was not significant or sensational.
Henry German testified to being awak-
! ened by the younger Boxell boys the night
of the murder and going in company with
Dave Wakeman to the Boxell home about
1915. He followed the main highway
stopped in front of Joe's and saw Joe and
also Henry Vogel, and with them went to
the crossroads, where they were joined
by two other parties and proceeded to the
scene of the murder.
when we got there" he continued,
1--WE made an examination of the prem
! ises, found blood on the porch and door
and all the doors locked. 1 suggested
we should have more help, and told the
boys to get the horses at the barn and
! we would secure assistance. 1 mounted
a horse, Rob Boxell another, and we
started toward town. 1 had gone but
few feet when my horse SHE'D and jumped
toward the fence, and I discovered the
body of the old man lying in the road.
Rob came up and said: There lies dad
We made a hasty examination and told
Dave Wakeman to take Rob's horse and
we would go at once for help. We started
! and stopped at George Taylors and told
J him of the murder. Arriving at Howard
Lake we found the Masonic lodge in ses-
sion and told them of the affair. Several
of them at once set out for the scene OF
! the murder and we followed.
II talked with Joe after the murder in
reference to the old man having paid
| Joe's taxes. Joe said the old man had
told him that if he wasn't paid back, Joe
would have to get off the place. Joe
also said he wanted TO be sure the old
man had paid the correct amount before
he Goe) paid it,
In another conversation the first part
Of June, after the murder. at the corner
Of Joe's place, defendant said Jake Dex-
! ter had gone up country and had
! traded his Goes fathers watch of.
Clara Hutchinson, servant girl at Lem
Ferrilrs, corroborated am part the testi-
mony of Mr.. and Mrs Ferrill as to con-
versations in reference-to-family matters.
! She said there were no scratches on Joe's
hands the evening or the murder She
said defendant had on a brown duck coat
when he left there that evening. She saw
him about two weeks after the murder,
when he returned to- Ferrills to work,
and his coat had beens washed. She no.
ticed what appeared to be blood spots on
the front side and sleeves Of the coat She
identified the coat presented in evidence.
| Henry fVogel was sworn and gave
! evidence corroborative of German but in
addition testified that when German and
| Workman had gone to town to summon
| help, Joe expressed a wish to go home,
and said he had promised his wife he
would do so, whatever happened. l told
him it was his place to stay there.
y David Workman and Judge Of Probate