The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
A'kEtZE A FREE AAN
NORTH DAKOTAN Is PARDONED By
THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
WAS IN JAIL FOR CONTEMPT
REFUSED To O3EY COURT ORDER
TO TURN OVER CERTAIN
GOLD DUST
RELEASE ORDERED BY WIRE

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Thc president
mas pardoned Alexander Mckenzie, now
confined in the Jail at Oakland Cal, for
contempt of the circuit court Of appe.Is
for the Ninth district.
Yesterday the attorney general made
the following report to the president by
wire.
Have delayed report in Mckenzie
case to make personal Investigate II az
to Wherein he IS still in default and in
order that the effects of your act OF
clemency, should you be So disposed
might not be defeated by contentious as
to the fact of compliance by NICK nzie
with the courts orders. The court adj
Vlses me two specific things are to
be decided l now therefore in II o. OF
previous reports prepared by me, that In
view of MckenZies i'll health and the
recommendation by the court whose
writs lie disobeyed that mis- sertenc, be
committed so tLat he may be released
wheH the contempt Is purged by full
compliance with the wrts Of supersedas
Issued by the United States circuit court
OF appeals by the ninth CiUCuI If YOU
will telegraph me your decision L VIII
direct release when court advises me OF
compliance"
Last night the fouJ%ing telegram was
received from Judge Morrow:
Mckenzie mas this day fully compiled
with the order Of the crcuit court or ap.
peais by tSrning over to the defentaets
the remaining property which came iato
his hands as receiver in tho cases in
which he stands committed for con.
tempt"
PARDONED BY WIRE.
The attorney general thereupon sent an
additional telegram to President Nc
Kinley, advising the quick and Lncon-
ditional pardon Of Mckenzie. Upon re-
nf bp cd
ing him that the pardon had been grant
cd, the attorney general by wine, in
strncted the jai er at Oakland to imhe-
diaIely release the prisoner.
Mckenzie, who mad been appointed re
cciver Of number Of gold miGes II
Alaska hy Judge Noyes Of the distrioi
court Of Alaska, refused to turn over
certain gold dust, the products of the
mines, when ordered to do so by the
circuit court Of appeals at Sun Francisco
He previously, by order of the court
had returned to the defendants all the
property which had come into his pos
| session, except this gold dust For his
failure to turn this latter he was I'M
prsoued for contemlt Of court. Nc
Konzie claimed that he was following
| the advice OF his counsel The amount
involved was over $iO0e0D.
M'KENzIE BRINGS SUIT
OAKLAND, Cal May 25-Taking OF
the deposition of Alexander McKenzi'
in the suits against Judge Noyc5 anc
Attorneys Dudley Dubose ard Thomas
Geary was proceeded with at the Ala
media county Jail today, notwithstanding
his precarious cordition. Mckenzie had
| received word OF his pardor by Pres dent
| Mckinley a few minutes before the com
m ssiuner appeared
Mckenzie testified that he had aote6
HPCn the advice of Attorney Gaary. Wher
ne refused 70 turn over moneys c-l ecJe6
as receiver at Nome as ordered by the
| circuit court and for which he was
sentenced to a years Imprisonment for
contempt Of court Mckenzie is not able
to be moved today.