The Minneapolis journal., 1902-02-05
IN
MOVES CASE
It Begins This Morning and
Is Postponed by Atty.
Gen. Till Saturday,
Senator McCurnber Makes a
Spirited Defense Of Noyes
and Mckenzie.

and MCKENZIE.
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| Washington, Feb. 5.-The case of Judge
Arthur H. Noyes was set forth at length
| before Attorney General Knox to-day by
his representatives and opponents at
hearing which lasted several hours. Messrs.
Mclaughlin and Heney, Judge Noyes' at
torneys,- and C. A. S. Frost, his private
secretary, represented the Nome judge
and Jackson H. Ralston. local attorney,
and j. B. Brewster, treasurer of the Wild
Goose Mining company, represented the
Lane Syndicate It was expected that Mr..
isPillsbury, characterized here as "The
Friend of the Court at San Francisco,
| would be present, but he failed to show
up. Major Howard, who has investigated
the record and papers filed at the depart
ment and briefed them for the attorney
; generals information, was also at the
hearing.
The hearing was not concluded in the
time at the disposal of the attorney gem
| eral and was adjourned to Saturday morn
ing, when all the facts will be placed be-
fore him. The conference was devoted to
made against Noyes at Nome and in news
papers In San Francisco and Washingt on,
Attorney General Knox paying no atten-
tion to the legal question of whether
Judge Noyes was in contempt of the cir
cult court of appeals. = His duty, as he
sees 1t, is to get at the fact whether
Noyes did the things with which his ene-
! mics charge him. His decision will be
| based entirely upon the evidence bearing
! on these charges and the records in the
San Francisco case will not be considered
| by him except in so far as they relate to
this phase Of the inquiry s.Js.- - -
This afternoon the following statement
| was given out at the department Of jus
| tice: s..e.
| 1t having appeared to the attorney general
| from statements Of counsel representing Judge
Noyes, that the action of the circuit court of
/ appeals and its methods of dealing with the
| case were to be seriously challenged, and
| tho attorney general having been informed
that E. S. Pillsbury Of San Francisco, who
represented the court in the proceedings, is
in the city, the attorney general suggested the
! advisability of not going into the hearing
without first notifying Mr.. Pillsbury and Civ
| ing him an opportunity to be present if he
| desired All the parties acquiesced in the
! suggestion and the hearing has been post
poned until Saturday Feb. g. at $50 a. no.
Lodge Sarcastic.
Practically all of to-day's session Of the
senate was devoted to a discussion Of
Judge Noyes' case and conditions in
I Alaska and San Francisco which
brought the conviction of Alex Mckenzie,
/ Noyes and others for contempt. The
discussion began yesterday afternoon and
lasted several hours then. To-day it was
| taken up by Senator McCumber, shortly
after the senate met at noon. He occu-
/ pied all the .tmorning hour and had lust
IA :S VI ho -f1oic hue
ness o. the senate, the Philippine tariff
bill was called up. Said Senator Lodge,
who has the bill in charge, strong sar-
/ casm in his voice:
Il cannot think Of bringing before the
senate anything so irrelevant and imma-
shall not oppose the continuation of the
discussion which has been under way"
| Senator McCumber announced that he
hadfinished and then Senator Tillman be-
gan, occupying the floor half an hour.
1 Finally, 80 he was about to read the opin-
i ion Of the San Francisco court, which
Senator McCumDer yesterday said should
not go into the Record by unanimous con-
cent, and which TillmaI wanted to read
! in view of McCum'ber's position, in order
to comply with the senate rules and at the
same time secure publication, McCumber
withdrew his opposition. The opinion will
be printed in the Record tomorrow and
I the SENATE was saved LQea LlHe IN rGaOlnS
would have occupied. After Senator Till
man had finished, Senator Stewart, Of Ne
vada, who is strongly antiNoyes, arose
20 speak having before him on his desk
/ a pile of manuscript and papers a foot
/ high.
/ 1t was predicted at O'clock that he
! would talk to almost the time, of adjourn
ment The Congressional Record Of yes
! terday and to-day will contain many
| pages of the Noyes- Mckenzie matter For
! the first time the Noyes and Mckenzie side
has been heard in this city Senator Nc
| Cumber's statement was listened to with
deep attention.
l. He said in passing that late advices
| frc-a San Francisco say that Noyes is in
| the second stage Of quick consumption
/ and that recovery has practically been
given up by the physicians. McCumber
lfhimself said, he did not think Noyes would
/ ever leave the hospital alive.
Tillman Retracts for One.
During the debate Freeman, under prod
ding from McCumber, who carried himself
i brayely and ably in running and very
| sharp debate into which he was drawn by
i Tillman, withdrew the epithets "Scoun-
j drel, !" liar" thief" etc., which he used
! Yesterday in characterizing Mckenzie.
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