Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-07
.SIEELE'S view OF IT.
Editor of a Nome Newspaper Gives
His View of Celebrated
Mining Controversy.
Trouble Grows out of Organized Move
ment to Smirch Character Of
Judge Noyes.
Methods of Intimidation of the Pioneer
and Wild Goose Min
ing Companies.

Minneapolis, Dec. FL. G.. Steele,
editor and manager of the Nome Daily
and Weekly News, is at the West.
He also owns and runs a paper at Daw-
son and one in Pennsylvania. Mr..
Steele is we'll informed on the condi-
lions of the country, and especially in
the litigation that is being conducted
l regard to Judge Noyes.
He gave the following lucid and
interesting view of the case. It brings
out o fully than any article that
heretofore been published the real
facts of the case.
Mr.. Steele said in speaking of the
matter:
"The deliberate, not to say devilish
attempt on the part of INSCRIPTIONS
men to destroy the character of a
judge of the district court Of the
United States, and thus aid in bring
ing recognized institutions of the coun-
try into d%isrepute, will be condemned
by all men in whom a vestige of de-
cency is still left.
THE litigation over the Anvil Greek
claims at Nome this season has been
marked by many phases. Develop
ments have been most sensational, and
nave come with Kaleidoscope rapidity.
The public was allowed to hear but
one side of the story, and everything
was done to prejudice the public mind.
The mining companies against
whom This litigation has been begun
resorted to the most despicable meth
dds of retaining possession of rich
claims, the rightful ownership of
which has no as yet been determined
by the court. First by bribery, sec
ondly by intimidation, and lastly by
perjured testimony.
mo soone had Judge Noyes as
sumed jurisdiction in his district thar
he was approached by offers of brides,
and an i~ncorruptible judiciary was an
obstacle unlocked for. Then came the
threats of violence and the attempt to
arouse a sentiment in the community
against the court by a lot of paid thugs
who received their instructions from
members of the bar who were sworn
to uphold the court, in the hope that
the judge might be intimidated.
Having failed in both of these at
tempts a most INSCRIPTIONS and des-
perate move was decided upon. One
of their detectives was paid $500 to Sc
cure a mai to make an affidavit that
he had bribed Judge Noyes, and fol
this service $3.50 O was given.
This attempt to besmirch, blacken
and destroy the character of the Hon
A.. H. Noyes proved a great boomerang
in the camp of his enemies. The de-
tective who secured the false affidavit
laid the matter before the United
States district attorney before doing
anything in the matter, and it was
with that officials knowledge that the
detective proceeded to carry out the
instructions of Samuel Knight, coun-
sci for the Wild Goose Mining com
pany, who fled the country a fugitive
from justice when he realized the traI
that he was in.
THE news of the appointment of the
Hon. A. H. Noyes as judge OF the Sec.
ond district of Alaska reached Nome
on the steamer Cleveland, which ar.
rived several days before the judge
did. In the meantime a large mum.
Der of the attorneys were awaiting the
courts arrival, and so urgent were the
requests from lawyers and clients tc
at once begin the transaction of bus.
mess that his honor decided to sci
the wheels of justice in motion before
permanent quarters had been pro.
vided.
1T must be remembered that there
was a great accumulation of import.
ant matters, which were Immediately
filed in IL court. There was Other
litigation besides the Anvil Greek
cases demanding attention, and one Of
the judges first official orders was the
appointment of a Mr.. Baker as re.
ceiver in the rich Goring claim of Mix.
Kala gulch, July -.
1.-TWO days later Alexander McKen.
zie was named as temporary receiver
in the contested claims of the Wild
Goose Mining company, the Pioneer
Mining company and Coptois VS.. An.
derson, all Of which are on Anvil
Creek.
mckenzie gave the Wild Goose
company the privilege of either work
ing or closing down their properties
until it had been decided as to whether
or not he would be retained as pelma.
nent receiver. They decided to close
down, and Mckenzie allowed them tt
remain idle until the question of re.
ownership was finally settled in court