Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-12
WHAT 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 innu-
ence of Mr.. Mckenzie and his friends,
and the inference intended to he made
Was tnat Judge Noyes in appointing
Mr.. Mckenzie as receiver, was not only
paying debt but was to be we'll paid
for Mr.. Mckenzie's position. The
story further said:
The mortgage on Noyes' home was
paid off. His current bills were paid
anu his law library was expressed IN
the name of Alexander Mckenzie to
Seattle by the Northern Pacific Ex-
press, in boxing marked Diamond
D." Mckenzie obtained half rates, as
he has been at one time receiver OF
tha no1y fo Of ha
Pacific railroad. The judicial party
numbered twelve. Mckenzie was the
manager, looking after transportation
and notel accommodations.
Minneapolis lawyers nave said that
Judge Noyes was not in fact reversed
Mr.. Mckenzie has denied the charges
and insinuations of the original story,
and news has come that officers nave
left Tacoma for Nome to arrest Nc
Kenzie. There was also statement
from Nome that Judge Noyes was be-
lieved by the people of the city to DE
innocent of any of the expressed NJ
implied charges, a few men who suf-
fered through the appointment of the
receiver being the only ones dissent
ing. One of these, it is said, is Mi.
Braslan, formerly of the firm of No:-
tnrop, Braslan, Goodwin & Co., of this
city. Now comes a statement from
Nome that Mr.. Braslan was the author
OF the original story and that it was
because he was sore at the judge Tor
not falling in witn schemes OF his
(braSlan's).
In the light OF all this Judge Noyes'
statement, the substance OF which fol-
lows, will be OF great interest 10 his
friends in the northwest.
The harsh things said about me, i
understand, are the words OF Braslan.
first knew Braslan several years ago,
just me- him. He was member
tnen OF the firm known as Northrup,
Brasian e. Co., seed dealers in Mime
apolis.
Il purchased No. 81 Highland ave-
nue. in Minneapolis five or six years
ago. Al the time OF the purchase
there was a mortgage Of $4,000 on the
house, and since that time have from
time to time made payments on the
principal unbii the anounc was re-
uucsd to $3,5UO. 1 have net made a
payment on the principal for over a
year now. That mortgage is held )y
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
company, whose agents for Minnesota
are X. NJ. Newport G Sons, St. Paul,
and whose local agent a. Minneapolis
is George Odium. Mckenzie never
paid a dollar en- The mortgage ON M.
house and did not know chat he knew
there was a mortgage againss tile
house.
Il had no serious obligations and
have not had for several years past
outside OF the amount due on my house,
did not pay my debts before leaving
Minneapolis, as asserted by Braslan
but left statement of the same in
the hands OF Edward Prendergast, my
partner, a. the time l WAS appointed
which statement he is at liberty to
give to any one who may desire to ex.
| anime the same. gave him the
statement in ordt' that he might pay
the same out of the moneys that were
due him in Minneapolis on account O:
fees and in other ways.
It is an absolute untruth that an
associated with Mr.. Mckenzie in a