Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-10-24
CONSPIRACY and CORRUPTION
JUDGE MOVES AND M'kENZlE ALL
LEGGED TO HAVE BEEN IN
COLLISION.
CONTROLLED COURT PROCESSES
M'kENZIE SAID TO HAVE RULED
AUTOCRA FOR
MONTHS.

San Francisco, Oct. 19.-Another day
o. testimony by Attorney w. T. Hume
in the contempt case of Judge Noyes.
District Attorney Woods and others of
Meme, brought out even stronger an7
more sensational charges of conspiracy
and corruption between Judge Noyes and
Alexander Mckenzie for practical control
of all court processes for their benefit in
the Arctic mining camp.
Rumors of the collision by Which Nc
kenzie was appointed receiver of all the
richest mining claims have been re-
ceived, but Hume is the first to give 4
plain account of the way Mckenzie is
said to have become
Gar of Nome
anu ruled automatically for months,
taking claims away from owners by force
and working them for his own profit.
Hume explained in great detail the de-
mand made by Mckenzie for one-quarter
of the law practice of Hubbard, Beeman
e. Hume. and that profits from this bust
ness We're mainly for Judge Moves and
himself. Mckenzie explained according
to Hume, that he had spent 100000 to
secure the position of United States dis
trict judge for Noyes; that Noyes' trans
portation, hotel bills and other personal
expenses We're paid by Mckenzie and
that Noyes would sign any orders that he
presented. Mckenzie further declared,
according to Hume, that if Hume's firm
wished to have any cases heard they
must give him
4 Quarter Interest,"
in their business. and another must go
to District Attorney Woods. He asserted,
Hume testified, that he did not want the
revenue from this quarter interest for
himself, but he added: Judge Moves il
weak, vacillating and uncertain; I have
had a great deal of trouble to hold up,
he has no money and I had to pay all
his expenses, and he has got to have
something out of it. Now, you must give
half of your business; half is enough for
you three, but the other half l must con.
troll"
Then Hume went on to tell of Judge
Noyes' signing papers in a hotel room be.
fore suit was actually brought, and OF
armed men kept in wagons ell day in
front of Hume's office waiting for legal
orders signed by Noyes, by warrant OF
which they dispossessed by force rightful
owners of rich mines. Hume also told
of the
Alleged Devices of Mckenzie
to evade the writ of the circuit court OF
appeals. Judge Noyes was to go through
the motions of issuing an order to Nc
Kenzie to turn over gold dust in his pos.
session, the proceeds Of mines that Hume
alleged were jumped by him, but it was
understood at consultations between the
judge and Mckenzie that the circuit court
had no jurisdiction over Mckenzie, as he
was an officer of the court. The judge
also promised Mckenzie the services OF
the United States marshal to prevent til;
gold dust from being removed from the
bank.
In court to-day Judge Moves counsel
attempted to break the force of Hume's
testimony by Introducing aftidavits in
which Hume declared that Mckenzie had
never been a go-between to secure favor
of the court. Hume pronounced his sig
nature to this affidavit a forgery De.
spite strong efforts by Lawyer McLaugh-
lin of Minneapolis to break down Hume's
testimony no material contradictions were
brought out.