The Nome nugget., 1902-02-15
Sensational Story Told in tkc
 Contempt Cases.
!N TIVE LAW FIRM
A Former Assistant District Attorney Tells How judgs Moves Was SilH cnt Partner in the Firm 0; Hubbard, Beeman & Hume in 1900.
Special Correspoadencc.) )


 San Francisco, Oct. lS-The cor tempt proceedings aga nst Judge Moves, | District Attorney Wood and their fed eral ring cohorts were commenced yes terday morning before United States | Commissioner Heacock. Many prom 1 inent NOmeites were present. both in 1 the capacity of witnesses and spectators. City Attorney w. T. Hume Was the only witness examined yesterday, his testimony taking up the entire day. Amicus Curiac Pillsbury dived right into the bowels of the Nome corruption, and the facts he elicited from Hume were both sensational and startling. Judge Moves attorney, r. J. Me Laughlan. of Minneapolis, was kept busy entering vain objections to the line of inquiry established by Pills bury. and more than once he was in 1 formed that the court wanted to get at the bt drCck facts.
 Hume testified, in brief that upon the arrival of Moves and Mckenzie the latter told him that the judge wa his 1 tool and would do as be dictated. "He is vacilating and weak at times,' said 1 Mckenzie to Hume, and ia order to keep him in line you must sign over to me half interest in your law bushes Moves is broke, said Mckenzie. uccords ing to Hume's testimony, ''and l am paying his expenses, together with those of Wood and Wheeler, at the Golden Gate hotel"
 "Do you know of your own knowledge that Moves could be corrupted ?'' asked Mclaughlin.
 q know that whenever Mckenzie told me a certain order was to be made or certain man was to be appointed receiver. Judge Moves always vindcaIed Mckenzie's statement by doing that which Mckenzie predictcd,' answered Hume. Hume further testified that he and Wood and Moves were law part ners in all the business transacted be- fore Moves court during the summer of 1900. He also swore that at the time of the arrival of the circuit court 5 writS he and Mckenzie and Judge decided to disobey the writs and issue an order commanding Mckenzie not to obey them.
 Moves, Wood and Frost look very much worried Wood filed an answer admitting his part in the contempt charged. and has asked the court to deal mercifully with him. For one who has maintained such spirit of bravado all through the Mckenzie troubles. Wood $ answer is quite incon- sistent. It is not likely, judging from gef one whit less punishment than the rest of the erstwh1le federal ring. Wood and Moves are still at outs. Dur ing the trial Wood is stopping at the Palace, and Moves has taken to the less aristocratic precincts of the St. Nich- olaS.
 l Among those from Nome who at tended the trial yesterday were w. H :. Nelson, Kenneth NJ Jackson, ex- Mar shal Nawter, Sam C. Dunbam, Jude e Johnson, ". T. Hume, ex-Deputy Mar shal Logan, Wilson Mizner, Mrs. Requa and Charles Roesner.
 All the Nomeites now in the city are having good time. Quite a number of them, including Judge Jakson, Judge Johnson, w. H. Nelson, ex-MarshuI Vawter and Wilson Mizner, attended the Walcolt-Gardner fight at the Mechanics pavilion last Tuesday night. Fn oEl7E THE