Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-26

IN ORI'E1 al)Ak0GlN
was then Indebted to Hon. G.. S. John
son, who kindly loaned me the copy he
had Not knowing the nature Of the
charges that had been made against
me, + Thought 1t best to remain silent
until 4 should receive copies of same
s;5s s;55isI knew before navigation closed
that one Braslan, whom. had under
.steod was in the employ OF the Pioneer
Mining company, Wild Goose Mining
company, or some other companies, had
been sent out to the states. After
wards 4 received a clipping from the
San Francisco Chronicle, wherein Bras
Ian made gross, malicious and false ac-
cusations against me. Among other.
things he charged that Mr.. Mckenzie
had paid off the mortgage on my house,
paid my personal debts, secured me
transpo portation and other false and
malicious intimations. That believe
was the first enlistment of the press
against me. 1t became general there
after with no opportunity for me to
make denial of the unmitigated false
hoods and wicked charges promulgated
against me. ....1 ~.
Soon after navigation closed the
camp, so. far as the court was con-
cerned, quieited down, and I believe
that ! was on, good terms with prac-
tically all of the Inhabitants. No one
could have been more Kindly or consid-
erately treated than was Mrs. Noyes
and myself by most all of those who
had been arrayed against me: Many
OF them again took: up the fight when
reports were received from the outside.
: s Litigation in general and the liti-
gants in a great many instances are in
tense in their feeling, property involved
is valuable or believed to be valuable,
consisting mostly of mining properties
where an extraction of gold is neces-
sarily ( a destruction Of the property,
and application for restraining orders
and injunctions are very numerous
The appointment. of receivers from a
tical standp pint was not satisfac
tory in several Instances, and not being
count enanced by the circuit court of,
7anipeals, have tried as far as possible
to alloy the parties in possession, un-
der claims Of title, to work the prop
ierty. by giving a bond to the opposite
party and complying with. certain
other orders of court, an accounting
being required practically as from
receiver. X This, of course, is not
rule capable of uniform enforcement.
The desire Of the court, however. as
far as possible, is to allow mines to be
worked in order that labor may be en-
ployed and the resources Of the camp
developed. E@~ = j.; -,
K The work of the court is very vol
luminous The civil cases alone on
the calendar during the past year
amount TO nearly 500 cases. In addi-
Etion to that the criminal cases number
nearly 100. Added to my court work
i am called upon to make orders for
the expend ditures of all the moneys paid
through the clerk of the court and to
approve the accounts Of, the marshal
and deputy marshals. I ann also re-
CURED to pass upon various reports OF,
commissioners and other court officials
in all an amount of work no
one man can perform in manner en-
tirely satisfactory to himself or to the
PEOPLE 7# >S / h.-,
e"The outlaws of Nome have many of
them been shipped out by the marshal
and military authorities Though
ithieving and robbery was reputed ito
be rife in the camp during the dark
winter months, many convictions of
criminals in the early part Of the year
had the effect Of making the commun-
5ity seem as quiet and law abiding as a.
New England village. AS far as its
criminal character is concerned, the
camp today will bear comparison with
any town Of its size In the states 2 a !.
E The situation as .telegraphed from
Washington by correspondent is as
follows At the department of JUS
5tice 1T Is expected that Judge Noyes
will make a prompt trip from Seattle
to Washington and will have. his bus
mess over Wit thin a week. There will
be nothing formal in the hearings.
which he will be granted by the attor-
5lley general. On til 81 ether hand,
Judge Moves will ppear TO talk things
over and to make explanati ions,
may be safely anticipated BY the
friends of Judge Noyes that hese comes
TEL a friendly court. The officers off4
the depa artment of Justice have decided
sleaninss in his favor # 1T were nee
8essary to settle all the vexatio ious ques-
lions withoug hearing from him YER