Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-05-31

wish to purchase any law suits. He
sent his machinery up by ex-governor.
Mccormick with coal, fuel and every
thing sufficient to operate it for thirty
days. This went UP some months
ahead OF him. When Mr.. Mckenzie
arrived the latter part OF July he.
found that the machinery would not
work. IN fact there was millions Of
dollars worth OF machinery Of like
character scattered along the coast,
none Of which proved successful.
AS stated before, these two mining
companies being all powerful in Nome
We're able to bring sufficient force to
compel 1ocaters to give up their claims
unless such locator could have a court
to protect his rights. Judge johnson
was located at Sitka, many hundreds
OF miles away from Nome. Actions,
however, were commenced before him
for the purpose of enjoining these
companies and their employees from
working the claims and where they
had filed over another mans claim to
have a receiver appointed. Judge
Johnson came down to Nome to try
these cases. He had a hearing as is
stated, the officers or employees Of
these companies went to Judge john
son and secured his resignation as
judge and Immediately employed him
az the attorney Of the Pioneer Mining
Co. It is stated that Judge johnson
received $4,000 for resigning and
$4,000 a year as the company's attor-
ney, and Of course what he could make
outside Of this. This was the condi-
tion when Judge Moves arrived in
Nome. There yer probably one hun
.dred cases already to be commenced
and applications for receivers made
the moment he should land at Nome,
and at this point commences a system
of attempted bribery and corruption
seldom equaled and never exceeded on
the part Of these great corporations.
These corporations did not want my
judges in Nome because they could be
the whole thing if left to themselves.
They had induced n judge to resign
and they proposed to either own the
next one on get him to resign. Anti
cipating the arrival of Judge Moves
they had a man or board the boat
which Judge Moves took from Seattle
to Nome; this individual approached
Judge Moves with the proposition that
he could make $4,000 Just as well as
not; that these companies were rich
and that he could make more off the
bench than he could on it When the
ship arrived at Nome these companies
had prepared an elaborate suite of
rooms for Judge Noyes. Understand
ing their object he declined to accept
the rooms, sent his secretary ahead
OF him on shore and engaged rooms at
one OF the hotels. The clerk OF court,
who is not appointed by the Judge, ac-
cepted a dwelling which was engaged
and furnished bv these companies for
him. Unable to entrap the court they
next attempted to feast him.
Still unsuccessful they again at
tempted bribery, offering him an enor-
NOUS sum of money to decide cases in
their favor. Failing In that they at
tempted TO brighten him out Of the
country. They sent him numerous
threatening letters and employed a
little paper which was published there
to be abusive and to help out their
scheme. Still Judge Moves remained
uninfiuenced by them Their next
step was still more desperate,
The attorneys OF these companies
employed a man, making this. char
acter Of an agreement: they would
give this man $1,000 IL he would either
make an affidavit himself Q secure
another person to make an afidavit
that Judge Noyes had accepted money
from them a a bride and agreed to
pay the nan whom he should secure
$500 for making the afidayit. The
Individual who was to do the securing
approached q person, told him what
was wanted and that he could make
$500, and requested that he make this
false affidavit. The party approached
aequiesced and he agreed to do II, and
the attorneys office was designated as
q place to meet and make the afffdayit.
He then Immediately went TO the pros
ecuting attorney and the court COM
missioner and related what was being
done by these mining companies and
the offer thathad been made and asked
their advice. Knowing the attempts
that had been made to Witty and bribe