Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-10
WHAT VIA MOVES SAYS.
Judge Noyes Makes a Statement Re-
garding the Charges Put Forth
Against Him.
Denies the Allegations Of the Lane
Boosters Regarding the Nome
~Receivership.

Shows up the Tissue of Falsehood
In the Statements That. Have
Been Made.
Minneapolis, Oct. 9.-Some time ago
through one of the San Francisco
papers there was circulated the report
that Judge A. H. Noyes, formerly of
this city, but now district Judge at
Nome, has been reversed by Circuit
Judge w. w. Morrow and that Alex,
ander Mckenzie, a receiver appointed
by Judge Noyes for certain valuable
mining claims in Litigation, had been
removed. The story further stated
that Judge Noyes had received his ap-
'pointment largely through he in1iu-
ence Of MI. Mckenzie and his friends,
and the inference intended to be made
was that Judge Noyes in appointing
MI. Mckenzie asareceiyer, was not9only.
paying a debt but was to be we'll paid
for Mr.. McKenzie's position. The
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story further said: sseS -" g.
The mortgage on Noyes' home was
paid off,; His current fbil4sa were paid
anu his law library was expressed IN
the name of Alexander Mckenzie to
Seattle BY Lne Northern Pacific Elk
press, in boxing marked Diamond
D., Mckenzie obtained half rates, as
he has been at one time receiver OF
the Dakota division Of the Northern
Pacific railroad. The judicial party
numbered twelve. Mckenzie was the
manager. looking after transportation
and MOTEL accommodations. @fa@ !
Minneapolis lawyers nave said that
Judge Moves was not n'fact reversed.
MI. Mckenzie has denied the charges
and destinations OF the original story,
and news has come that officers nave
left Tacoma for Nome to arrest Nc
~Kenzie. There was also a statement
from Nome that Judge Moves was be-
lieved by the people of the city to De
innocent of any Of the expressed or
Implied charges, a few men who suf-
tered through the appointment of the
receiver being the only ones dissent
ing. One OF cheese, it is said, is MI
brasian, formerly or the firm of No:-
Inrop, braslan, Goodwin & Co., OF this
clay. Nov ONE a statement from
Nome chat Mr.. Braslan was the author
h original scory and chat it was
because he was sore at the judge for
not taa.lng in with schemes OF his
stBrasian's). w.
In the light OF all this Judge Noyes'
s.alemenu, the substance of which fol-
slows, will be Of great interest to his
flAenas in the northwest.
The harsh things said about me. |
understand, are the words OF Braslan.
| 1rst knew Braslan several years ago.
JUS met him. He was a member
lnen OF the firm known as Northrtpp,
blaslan q Co, seed dealers in Mime
apolas. .3l-l
II purchased No. 81 Highland We
nue. in Minneapolis five or six years
ago. AT the time of the purchase
there was a mortgage OF $4,000 on the
house, and since that time r nave from
time to time made payments on the
principal until the amount was re-
qtcea 10 5000. = have not made q
payment on the principal for over a
year now. That mortgage is held 3y.
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance:
company, whose agents for Minnesota
are r. N. Newport & Sons, st. Pau,
and whose local agent at Minneapolis
- George odium. Mckenzie never
paid q dollar on the mortgage on my
house and I did not know that he knew
there was q mortgage against the
house.
had no serious obligations and
have not had for several years past
#HNEEFl%F tragahEtArTEE.EE
outside of the amount due on my house.
4 did not pay my debts before leaving
Minneapolis, as asserted by Braslan,
but left g statement of the same. in
the hands Of Edward Prendergast, my
partner at che tune i was appointed,
which statement he IS at liberty to.
give to any one who may desire to ex-
ainiae the same gave him the
statement in ords that he might pay.
ths same out Of the moneys that were
due him In Minneapoiis on account OF.
ICES and in other ways.
It is an absolute untruth that I am
associated with Mr. Mckenzie In a