The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-08-27
Judges Investigation May
Last a Month.
IT WILL BEGIN SEPT. 8
Attorney General Notifies Judge
Noyes to This Effect.
SAN FRANCISCO CONTEMPT CASE
California Court Therein Laid Itself
Open to u Charge OF
Prejudice.

From The Journal BWreau. Room rs, Post
AsStiIdiAg, Washington
Washington, Aug. 27.-Attorney General
Knox to-day notified Judge Arthur H.
Noyes by wire that he would be in Wash
ington the week of September 8 and he
looks for Noyes to be here during that
time. The procedure in the forthcoming
hearing has not yet been determined. 1t
is possible that Judge Noyes may make
such statement as will satisfy the attor-
ney general Of his entire innocence of the
charges against him. On the other hand,
he may demand that he be confronted by
his accusers and it is almost certain in
that event that Mr. Knox will request the
attendance of such persons as may be
within reach of the department so that
Noyes may be able TO cross examine them.
1t is possible. therefore. that the inves-
tigation will not be concluded for
month or two There is an intimation
that no action will be taken by the attor
ney general until after Judge Noyes shall
have been before the circuit court in San
Francisco, where he is to appear on Oct.
IT,.
All the evidence heretofore presented to
the department has been ex parte. Afi-
davits have been filed, but the credibility of
the witnesses has not been investigated
and the department has no means of max
ing such an investigation. 1t is possible
that the attorney general may wish to
have the records in the contempt proceed
ings before him before he passes on the
case. The court at San Francisco can
summon witness and take all necessary
testimony in the contempt case in regular
manner, and this testimony will probably
disclose much as to the credibility of the
men who will appear before it on both
sides. The records of the court, therefore,
will be important for the attorney gener-
ais use.
The action of the San Francisco court in
the contempt case need not necessarily in
fiuence the attorney generals decision
He has been fully advised of what that
court did last winter when it made the
Mckenzie decision. It's gratuitous fling at
Judge Noyes in that decision sets up
reasonable basis for charge of prejudice.
Should the court now condemn Noyes by
holding him guilty of contempt, the attor-
ney general, it is believed, will entertain
request from Noyes to have the decision
set aSlue so Iar as the investigation to
be held here is concerned. Such a request
probably will be made, should the San
Francisco court hold against Noyes in Oct
ober, and the department of justice, as
result Of it, it is probable will enter upon
an investigation of its own, using the San
Francisco records only for the purpose of
determining what witnesses are to be be-
heved and what disbelieved.
MONTANA There are 65,S71 persons
of school age, five to
CENSUS twenty years in Montana,
according to a census bull
REVELATIONS letin issued to-day. This
number is divided into
%, 452 native white males and 26 953 native
white females; 3049 foreign white males
and 2,57S foreign white females; 149 negro
males and 140 negro females and 2,613
males and 1887 females of other colored
races, including Chinese, Japanese and In
dians. The aggregate of males of militia
age, Is to A years, in Montana is 8S, STA,
of whom 46,912 are native whites, 30,8S6
foreign whites, 557 negroes and 5,219 of
other colored races.
The bulletin shows that there are 1O1. -
9Sl males Of voting age in the state. Of
whom 54,S90 are native whites, 80, ,9S3 for
eign whites, I'll negroes and 6,347 of other
colored races. OF the adult males sc. .O31
are literate and $500 illiterate OF the