Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-03
.ST|'E||;'.EL. | / .E]''S VIEW OF IT.
Editor Of Nome Newspaper Gives.
His View Of Celebrated
Mining Controversy.
Trouble Grows out Of Organized Move.
nent to Smirch Character of
Judge Noyes.
Method of Intimidation Of the Pioneer:
and Wild Goose Min
ing Companies.


ing Companies.
inneapo olis, Dec. G. Steele,
editor and manager of the Nome Daily
and Weekly News, is at the West.
He also owns and runs a paper at 5Daw-s
son and one in Pennsyl ylvania Mr..
Steele is well informed on the condi-
tions OF the country, and especially in
the litigation that is being conducted
in regard to Judge Noyes. 3s. S..
4 He gave the following lucid and
interesting view of the case. 1t brings
out more fully than any article that
has heretofore been published the real
facts of the case. '.5
Mr.. Steele said in speaking of the
matter: 5s
The deliberate, not to say devilish5
attempt on the part of unscruplllous
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 corn-
try into disrepute, will be condemned
by all men in whom a vestige of de-
cency is still left Il. ss..5;5
The litigation over the Anvil Creek
claims at Nome this season has been
marked by many phases. Develop
3ments have been most sensational, and
have come with Kaleidoscope rapidity.
The public was allowed TO hear but
one one side of the story. and verything
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 not3as vet been determined
by the court First BY bribery, sec
sondly by intimid ion, and lastly by
perjured testimony
Sss No sooner had Judge Noyes as
sumed jurisdiction in his district than
he was approached by offers Of br1bes,
and an incorrllp ptible judiciary was an
obstacle unloo oked for. hen came the
threats OF Yiolence and the attempt to
arouse q 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 il the hope that
eile ludge might. De 1ntimldat
S Having failed ii both Of these at
stempts a most ualscrup p.Ilous and des-
$perate move was decided upon. One
of their detectives was paid $500 to se-
cure Gu y a man to make an affidavit that
he had bribed Judge Moves, and for
this service $3.50 more was given.
# This attempt to ibesmirc blacken
and destroy the character Of the Hon.
.A.3 hi. Noyyes proved d great boomerang
In the camp Of his enemies. The de-
5tectiYe who secured tie false affidavit
laid the matter before the United
States district attorney before doing
anything IL the matter, and 1t was
with thai oficial s knowledge that the
detective proceeded to carry out the
instructions OF Samuel Knight, coun-s
sci for the Wild Goose Mining COM
pany who fed the country a fugitive
from justice when he realized the trap.
that that he was ir
The news Of the appo tment OF the
Hon. A Il. Moves as judge Of the Sec
sond district Of "a a laslka reached Nome lta
on n the steamer Cleveland which ar "a
rived several days before the Judge
ldid, ir the meantime y q large nura- l1llla Il