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

July 0.-Ine pTOSSCu-
ton has rested in the Boxell murder case,
and the defenses witnesses are now tell
ing what they know about the defendant
movements in connection with the case
Joe Boxell will unquestionably be placed
on the stand by the defense. 1t Is under
stood there are thirty or forty witnesses
to be examined in his behalf, and 1t is
probable the trial will not be concluded
before Wednesday or Thursday of next
week. Intense interest will be taken In
Boxells appearance and testimony.
At $50 this morning Attorney w. H.
Cutting opened the case for the defense.
His statement occupied over an hour and
was given close attention. 1t developed
that the theory of the murder held by
the defense, and which it will no doubt
be attempted to show is that the crime
was committed by tramps who were in
the neighborhood.
Robert Boxen, brother of the defend
ant, was the first witness for the de-
Tense. He testified that his father was
sixty-fve years old, and weighed
about $50 pounds. The family consisted of
his father, step-mother, his brother
George and himself. Their own mother
died in June, 1885,
His father never deposited money In
a bank; he always kept 1t on his person.
He had three pocketbooks-one long yarn
purse, one long leather pocketbook and
small one.
Witness was present one time, about a
week before the murder, when his father
and step-mother counted the money. They
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long book and a yarn book or purse. He
did not know that his father had spent
any money since that time.
He testified that Joe was on good terms
with his father and that Joe visited the
old home frequently after the murder. He
saw defendant about $50 o'clock at the
barn the evening of the murder He the
defendanD came from Lem Ferrill's. Wit
ness was then doing chores at the barn.
Joe had on a duck coat which looked
like the one presented in evidence. The
witness asked Joe if he did not want to
go fishing. Joe said he was tired.
Witness testified as to the condition Of
the table at the house. All the dishes
had been washed and put i'll the cup
board. He did not see any dirty dishes
there. 1t was his mothers custom to put
the dishes in the cupboard after washing
them Witness went to Joes and helped
him do the chores with his brother
George. Witness swore that Joe had the
nose bleed while milking his cow, and the
witness finished milking the COW for him.
The boys all started fishing about fif
teen or twenty minutes after reaching
Joe's Joe had on a dark coat under
meath a dark overcoat. 1t was about ~
miles to the boat landing. ice told the
witness he was going to see his cousin.
Joe had the nose bleed again on the road.
Reaching the lake, Joe said he would go
down town and If he was not too tired
would fish with them when he returned.
Joe had been gone but about ten minutes
when the witness heard the train whistle,
On his return Joe spoke to them from
the shore and told them that his father
in-law wanted them to ccme over there
to dinner the next day and that he was
tired and would go on home. Witness
claimed to saw Joe go up the road fol-
lowing the lake toward home. The dog
at the old mans was raised by Joe. The
animal had been barking about ten min
utes when the boys went home. Witness
described on the map the route taken
by them that night in going home
Witness further testified to their move
ments after reaching home and to the
condition of things at the house and on
the premises. He said that he went from
his fathers house to Joes raped on
the window and awakened Joe and his
wife. He then told Joe about the con-
dition of things at the house He testi-
fed that he and George heard screams
up towards Workman's and did not want
to go Up there without gun. When he
told Joe about the condition of things
at the house, Joe said. For PHYS sakes,
what can be the natter"
They then went north and aroused the
reighhOrs. They returned with the
neighbors to Joe's house and with him
went to the scene of the murder. After
help was secured from Howard Lake
they entered the house, found the step
mother, and saw the condition of the
rooms. There were dirty dishes on the
table-plates, knives and forks There
was plate ot biscuit. beans, ETC., and
other edibles on the table when they left
the house to go fishing. After his return
to the house there was very little of
these vianGs left
The witness was subjected to a rigid
cross-eXamination, the policy Of the pros
ecution evidently being to show that he
had made errors of time in his testimony.