The Washington times., 1902-12-29
Delegation of Citizens Here
to Prefer Grave Charges
Against Federal Officials
in Frozen Nor-hland.
United States Marshal and
Some of His Deputies Ac-
Cused of lncompetency
and Packing Juries.

CuSeQ OF lll~OlllpGtGllCy
and Packing Juries.
A delegation Of representative citizens
Of Alaska. headed by former we'll
known Washingtonian. Dr. Caben White
head. has arrived in the city to ask the
Government TO make radical changes in
The personnel Of Government officials in
that FAR of country.
An are unanimous In preferriug grave
charges against the United states mar
shal and some Of his deputies. whom they
charge with incompetcney and packing
juries.
The delegation has in its possession
certain snadavits from employees OF the
accused Government officials. which arc
serious. These papers we're nIed with
The Attorney General this morning and
reflect on the parties Implicated. chief
among them being United states Marshcl
Richards. Of the Nome district. who has
already been convicted before the United
States court Of contempt OF court. The
delegation demands his immediate re-
moyaI
Weu-Known Bankers.
Or. Cabeu Whitehead. now manager OF
the Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit
Company. OF Nome. Alaska. is a guest at
the Riggs House. His institution is the
largest o. its kind in Alaska, and is com
posed largely OF Washington capital
Nyron NJ. Parker, Of this city. is presi-
dent. and Charles =. Bell. president OF
the American Security and Trust Com
pany. vice president.
When asked by a reporter Of The Times
this morning as to Alaska and it's future
prospects, DR.. Whitehead said
"While the development Of Alaska has
not been as rapid as our inpatient
friends might wish. when ycu consider
the natural difficulties I'm the way Of dis
tance from the base Of supplies. the
frozen condition Of most Of the gravel
10 be mined. and the almost insurmount-
able difficulties TO be overcome in the
matter Of transportation during the sum
NOR season. 1 think it will be admitted
that We are doing quite welI
Troubles Not at An End.
During t,e past two years we have
been building railroads and bitches and
opening up claims not I'm litigation. The
judicial scandals az Nome delayed the de-
velopment Of the couauy. fully FIVE years
It seemed that with the removal of Judge
Noyes and Joseph X. Woods. United
States district attorney, our troubles
were az an end
Unfortunately this has not proven to
be the case. Frank II. Richards. the
present marshal received his appoint
ment al the hands OF the same cIiaue
that dictated the appointments Of Noyes
and Woods. and has proven himself an
official Of the same sort. During the
past winter at Nome tho tampering with
5uries by the marsbaIs office became "a
public scandal. which terminated I'm the
acquittal OF Wright. the postmaster al
Nome. who admitted TO Major CIum. the
postofice inspector. that he was a de-
faulter to the amount o, about $1,000
U. S. Marshal Convicted.
when Wright was acquitted Judge
Wickersham informed the acting United
States district attorney. John McGinu.
that if he knew OF any tampering with
the jury and would make sworn informa-
tion 10 that effect be would order the ar
rest Of the parties implicated. McCiun
did so and Marsnal r chards and one
Joseph Jordan. saloon keeper Of Nome
we're arrested and convicted. Both were
fined $500 each fer ortempt Of court.
This was In June. 1902.
"a certified copy Of the record In this
case vas az once forwarded to the De-
psrtmcnt OF Justice. Jordan paid his
Gne. and Marshal Richards. after vainly
attempting 20 get his case reopened by
the Hon. Alfred Moore. In the meantime
appointed to succeed Judge Arthur y.
Noyes. in the Second district. appealed
tc the circuit court OF appeals at San
Francisco. When this case was argued
before Judge Moore Colonel Griesby the
newly appointed United States attorney
who had arrived at Nome Just previous
10 this time. appeared before Judge
Moore and argued In behalf OF re0penine
the case, saying that he was in receipt
o. a telegram from tho Department OF
Justice instructing hiu to investigate
the case and TO have O. roopened 81 he
thought proper.
"COlcnel Grigsby objected 10 Mr. Nc
CHM making statement 20 Judge Moore
ga behalf of Judge Wickersham and de-
nied the authority Of Mr McGinn "a
speak Tor the Government as be. alone
had that authority.
Relief in Appeal.
Judge Moore insisted that McGlnr
should be heard il for no other reason
than that Judge Wickarsham was not
present 10 defend himself Judge Moor,
ruled that he had no authority 20 re.
open the case. and that relief lay lr
appeal. so that the condemned marsha
had to be satisfied with an appeal
Just before leaving Nome. CcIone
Grigsby. who has now spent four months
OF his life IN Alaska. and never beer
eve miles from Nome. induced the citl
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