The Nome nugget., 1902-11-15
The BOatman'S Affidavit.

United States of America, District of Alaska ss:
 Jacob Alderman, being first duly sworn. upon oath deposes and says: That he is resident of Nome, District of Alaska. and was during the summer and fall of 1902; and that he conducted during the summer of 1902 at Nome, Alaska, what is known 4s the Union BoathOuse;
 That on or about October 3l, l802, between the hours of three and four o'clock in the afternoon, being the last sailing date of tho steamer Nome City from Nome to Seattle, Washington, one Adam w. Johnson approached ar1iant on the beach at Nome and engaged him to transfer him. the said Johnson, from the beach to the steamer Nome tslty: that affiant, together with his partner, rowed said Adam w. Johnson from the shore to the Nome City; that after leaving the shore the said Adam w. Johnson stated that he wanted to go on board the Nome City for the purpose of arresting and bringing ashore a pris- oner, and that he represented himself to atfiant to be deputy United States marshal, and that he showed affiant a bundle or package of papers, which ap- peared to ai1ianL to be official papers: that after arriving on board the steamer Nome City, Johnson, after making some inquiries, secured q paper and pencil from the purser and wrote note directed to John l.. McGinn, assistant United States district attorney, and in- structed atiiant to return to shore and carry the note to the said John l.. McGinn as quickly as possible and to then return for him, and said Johnson then and there informed affiant that upon the return of the answer to the message to said John l.. McGinn he would pay af1iant the sum of $lo: that in pursuance to the instructions of said Adam w. Johnson, atfiant returned to shore and delivered the note to John l.. McGinn. whom he found in bed in his room insthe court house; that upon read ing the note said John l.. McGinn di- rected atfiant to return to him in one hours time and that he would then give him his answer; that after the ex- piratiOn of one hours time alfiant re- turned to said John l.. McGinn, who then and there informed him that he, McGinn, could do nothing for him, and for him to return to the boat and tell Johnson that he did not have any money to give him; that the said John l.. McGinn did not inform at1iant what the contents of the note were until after he had returned and after the expiration of the one hours time: that, had McGinn informed atliant when he first delivered the note to him of the contents of the same, that atfiant would have immedi- ately taken steps to have said Johnson arrested: that immediately after he re- ceived his answer from said McGinn, atfiant returned to the said steamer Nome City and searched for said John son, but was unable to find him; that atfiant knows of his own knowledge that said Johnson did not leave the Nome City from the time that he first took him aboard until the sailing of the boat that atfiant remained on the boat searching for said Johnson until he was informed by the first officer that they were about to heave anchor; that atfi- ant knows of his own knowledge that up to the time of the sailing of the Nome City said Johnson was in hiding and on board of her; that af1iant did not receive any money whatsoever for the services rendered in behalf of and at the request of said Adam w. Johnson, from him or his friends.
 JACOB ACKERMAN
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of November, 1902
 (Soal) A. J. BRUNER,
 '. Notary public in and for
 the District of Alaska.