The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09

BUFFALO, Mimi, July S.-(special D
Tonight brought the second week of the
BoxeH murder case to close with the
defense still presenting it's direct case.
From the present outlook it is not likely
mat the case will go to the jury until
late next week. Monday will be an Inn
portant- day both for the state and the
defense 1t. is now regarded as settled
| that Joseph Boxell will go on the stand
to tell his story, and every effort will be
made by the state to break him. down.
The first witness this morning was
Frank Gerard, who was recalled. He
said he had no difficulty in knowing and
seeing the parties in the Boxell yard,
they were standing two or three yards
distant from the old man. Witness tes-
tilted that he saw a light in the cove at
the lake, out from the boat landing about
II o'clock the evening of the murder.
On cross-examination the witness stat
ed that he saw the defendant on the aft
ernoon after the murder. There were no
scratches or blood marks on the defend
| ants hand or person. He would have
noticed had there been any. Later in the
Characterization he said that he only
carelessly examined the defendant
Mrs. Frank Gerard, wife of the proceed
ing witness, testified that her family
moved into the Boxell neighborhood the
March preceding the murder. She corrob-
GRATED her husbands testimony. but was
more specific.
William II. Hutchinson, the next wit
ness, resides in Vaudeville, four and a
quarter miles from the village and three
and quarter miles from the Boxel home.
He had known w. T. BoXell and defend
ant for several years. He went to the
Boxeli home Sunday morning and met de-
PENDANT on the road. Defendant had q
light gray coat on. He saw the body of
the murdered man lying in the road and
was present when pictures were taken of
! it. The right hand was clasped on his
breast The pictures were taken before
and after turning the body over The
fingers OF the right hand were open and
hair was between all the fingers.
William Losing, who was present at
the time, the witness continued, called
DR.. Chtlton's attention to. the presence of
the hair and it was given to John Nc
Veety, a member of the coroners jury
The hair was about two to two and a
half inches long and Of a light brown
color-much lighter than the hair of the
defendant. He notified the defendant
al lSI WdIuS, anu Ills Halt was HOT over
an inch long at the longest. The witness
swore that he stood on the wagon which
had been used to shield the corpse and
had been drawn back to a point just at
the foot of the body. He looked defend
ant over very carefully and there were no
rags or scratches on his hands and no
blCoG on his person.
On croSs-eXamination, Mr.. Hutchinson
testified that he did not see any hair
taken from an ak, and did not know
whether he would know the same hair If
he should see 1t again.
Among the witnesses examined this aft
ernoon were w. ]. Gilmer, Lemuel Nc
Grew and Miles Wagner McGrew is a.
banker at Howard Lake, and testified as
to money transactions between himself
and the elder BoxeIl. He gave Joe a.
good reputation. Wagner took measure
ments of the BoxeH premises and the ad-
jacent roads and from them prepared a
map. which was presented in evidence
Upon croSS-examination it was shown
that his plat and a county map in gen.
eral use here had wide differences in ma
terial points.
AT the opening of the court this morn
ing the state renewed it's motion to strike
out the evidence of Robert Mealey as to
the parties seen by him in Smith park,
st. Paul, and the conversation that oc-
Cured between them. The motion was
granted, and the court directed the jury
to disregard that portion of the evidence.
Exception was taken to the ruling of the
court.