The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-19

BUFFALO, Mimi, July 1S.-(special)-
The jury in the Boxell murder case, after
being out about four hours, returned a
verdict of not guilty at 10 o'clock. The
news that the jury had come to an agree
ment spread like wildfire, and even at
this late hour the court room was soon
filled with people, and when the verdict
was read they could not restrain them
selves, and there was prolonged applause
and excitement.
Every one rushed forward to congratu-
late Joe Boxell. After shaking hands
with his attorneys and the jury, he was
then the recipient of many congratula-
lions from his friends.
This will probably end the murder cases
as far as John Boxell and George Taylor
are concerned, as they have no further
testimony to offer against them than they
did against Joe.
BUFFALO, Mimi, July 1S.-(Special. y
F. E. Latham at $3.50 this morning COM
menced his argument for the defense, and
for two hours reviewed the testimony in
the case. He showed by connecting the
evidence of the different witnesses that
it would have been utterly impossible
for Joe BoxeIl to have committed the
crime with which he is charged That he
left Ferrell's place, where he had been
working that day. and drove to the rail-
road crossing with Terrell, where they
arrived at about o'clock. He then went
to McClay's, where he stayed short
time, and then went home and did the
chores. He then went to the depot to
meet his wife's cousin, and helped load
the trunk into the wagon, and when he
got home, Immediately afterward, he
found the house locked, and his wife said
she had heard some noise and seen men
running. His connecting of each testi-
mony was good and showed that unless
the state proved that Joe and mis- wit
nesses had been lying, would clear Joe of
the crime.
J. H. Wendell, who has been assisting
the state, commenced his argument a
little after 10 o'clock this morning, and
finished it at 8 o'clock this afternoon.
By a careful and painstaking review of
the testimony and In connecting link
after link of the evidence of each wit
ness he made a much stronger case for
the state than was expected. All or
nearly all the witnesses for the state are
very highly connected and respected by
every one, especially Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
rell, whose testimony was a fat contra
diction of Boxell and who have no inter-
est in the matter in any way, and were
only witnesses in the case simply because
Joe happened to have been working for
them the Saturday before the murder,
and he stated that he had worked after
supper that night and that Terrell drove
him to the crossing. Both Terrell and his
wife swear positively that Mr.. Terrell did
not drive him down that night, and that
he, Ferrell could not have told him the
time, as he had no watch.
After reviewing many other statements
made by the defendant, and which were
cOntradicted by the states witnesses,
and after giving reasons for the commit
ting of such crime by defendant, Mr..
Wendell closed. He was followed by w.
H. Cutting for the defense, who also re-
viewed the case from beginning to end,
and who spoke esjecially Of the reputation
borne by defendant up to the time of his
arrest. There was not one word against
Joe, as to being a law-abiding citizen
and well liked by his neighbors. The
| judges charge was brief and right to
the point He instructed the jury to pay
no attention to the evidence of Mrs. Oil
yer and Rev Murray. The jury went out
| on the case at $50.