The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-09

Ernest Peck and J. Earle Brown, two very young and inexperienced attorneys, members of Skagway'S legal fraternity, left suddenly Sunday night on the steamer Laurada in order, as the report goes, 10 avoid writ for conspiracy about to be in stituted by Marshal Tanner against the two and several other parties said to be connected with the same case.
 It appears to be something of a tompl- eatei affair, which the young men have any by taking flight,
 Some time ago number Of suits were brought against Burt Johnson, the packer; and lot of property supposed to be his stock and packers outfit, was attached and was being held on this attachment by Marshal Tanner. Among the parties bring ing suit were ASchwunieu and Lusmpert, of the Travellers Rome, for a board bill amountingto s2I5. These men also had to put up m ney to feed the stock while in the marshal's hands, which runs up an other bill of about SIoo. Tom Fleming then appeared on the scene and claimed the whoI. outfit us his property and asked for i;s release on a writ Of lepleyin.
 Peck X Brown appeared IS attorneys for Fleming and manipulated the rsplevin suit. Peck went to Sitka to get the pa pers and Judge Johnson, on Peck'S repre- sentations, approved the bond he offered on condition that if objected to by the claimants in the suits pending here that the bond should be submitted to Commissioner Sehlbrede for his approval, and if approved by him then it should stand as approved by Judge Johnson. With this understand ing. and evidently on ?eel>'s retommenda- tion, Judge Johnson named W.H. Rey- olds as special officer to take charge of the stock.
 Peck returned to Sklgway and without going near Judge Sehbreie or waiting to have the bond approved as conditioned with Judge Johnson he inStrucied Reyn- olds to take out the stock. Both Judge Sehlbrede and Marshal Tanner were down at Haines Mission at the time, and it was the special officers duty ,o hold the prop erty three days while the bonisnrn quail fled. as the law required. Instead of that, however, Reyroljs, proiiting by the lb- sence of tine marshal, went to the stable at night, broke down the door and took 1ut not only the property embraced m the inc completed replevin papers, but took other property that was al-o attached but not claimed as belonging to Fleming. The stock and all the property so suueptltious- lv taken out was driven to the summit and taken to British Columbia out of the jurisdiction Of the Alaska court.
 On the return of the judge and the mar shal the bond offered by Peck was exam ned and rejected as insufficient. The bond was for s3ooo and the parties both swore that they did not have one dollars worth cf property in Alaska, the one sly- ing he had some in South Dakota and the other some in California.
 By this time the stock was gone and the marshal served the legal notice excepting to the insufficiency of the bond and threat ened to make il warm for all parties con cemel in the conspiracy, and told Peck that he proposed getting out a warrant against them on the charge of conspiracy
 Reynolds also Is said to have exceeded his authority, as the lay is specific that an officer with proper repleyin papers must first notify the custodian of the stock or goods to be attached, and if refused then, and then only, is he empowered 10 break
 into premises q | take out the goods to be replevned. Reynolds waited until after dark, at a time when the stable had no custodian, and, with ncompleted papers, deliberately broke the dools and took away the property without proper warrant Of authority.
 The office of Peck X Brown presented a forlorn appearance vesterday, for what lit- tie furniture they possessed was taken pos session of by a certain party who advanced them money enough to jump the wn.
 The sequel to this mixed up case will be watched with interest, as several arrests are expected to be made in a few days.