The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
G[AR|NG[Y AUDAC|OUS: PERJURY AND
SHAMELESS FRAUD EXPOSED At LAST
The Alleged Looting Of Alaska" Now Being Published
Broadcast, Based Upon Evidence Of the Most
\ Questionable and Unreliable Mature.
By e. c. snyder.

BY e. c. Snyaer.
Washington. d. c., March 2.-"Tne
looting of Alaska, = which has been
a feature of certain eastern maga-
zine for the past three months
and which in its use of adjectives is
suggestive of Lincoln Steffiins and his
Grimes of Cities" is having consid-
cradle circulation in North Dakota,
judging from the letters I have been
receiving lately from Times readers.
These letters inquire for more definite
information as to the connection Sen
ators Hansbrough and McCumber, At.
torney General Griggs, Alex. McKen-
zie and others are alleged to have had
with the rape Of our magnificent north
ern possession.
The vogue which the magazine III
question is having in North Dakotl
is probably due to certain disgruntled
office-seekers who are at outs with the
Senators from that state because of
their inability to secure fat positions
for them. A by no means uncommon
situation, as every member of Con-
gress knows full we'll.
In order to poison the minds of the
unpreiudiced citizens of North Dakota
against the Senators from that state,
the "Looting of Alaska" is being sent
into communities where the so-called
reform" element is strongest and is
possibly having some effect in chang
ing public sentiment from these two
devoted servants of the people.
| am not an apologist for either SEN
ator. particularly Senator Hansbroueh
but as he is charged in the articles
above mentioned with guilty knowl-
edge Of what was done in Alaska dur
ing 1900 when that country was knock
ing at the doors of Congress for both
d civil and criminal code, believe
it but Senator Hansbrough's due to
throw some light on this question.
From a source absolutely reliable
have obtained two affidavits made by
Enos M. Walters of Seattle some time
after he made his first affidavits con-
meeting Senator Hansbrough with an
alleged conspiracy to grab placer
claims, and these affidavits tell their
own story of vile perjury and fraud.
Walters, who makes these afidavits,
was the star witness for the wealthy
California syndicate that set out to
gobble up the placer claims near Nome
in 1900. In these affidavits he says
himself he was paid for his testimony
but did not receive the full amount
agreed upon and doubtless for this rea-
son he concluded to tell the truth about
the matter.
But let Mr.. Walters tell his own
story:
In the Matter of the Contempt Pro
ceedings Against Alexander McKen-
zie as Receiver. Etc. in the Circuit
Court Of Appeals of the Ninth Ju-
dicial Circuit at San Francisco, CAL
ifornia.
State of Washington, County of King,
ss.
I, Enos NJ Walters, being duly
sworn, depose and say: am citizen
of the United States and a resident Of
the city of Seattle in the state of WASH
ington, and am thirty-seven years old;
I was in Nome, in northwestern Alas
ka, all the time. from the 14th day Of
June, 1900, to the goth day of October,
1900; during said period l was ac-
quainted with Robert Chipps, one of
the parties to said proceedings; and
also, with Samuel knight, an attor-
ney-atslaw of the city of San Fran
cisco, state of California; and with
Lafe Pence, an attorney-at-law of the
city of New York; both Mr.. knight
and Mr.. Pence were acting as attor-
neys for Charles D. Lane and the Wild
Goose Mining company and the Pioneer
Mining company: at that time Alex
ander Mckenzie was the receiver Of
the properties Of those companies and
was in charge thereof, and proceedings
had been instituted against him for
contempt in the circuit court of ap-
peals for the Ninth Judicial circuit
at San Francisco; on or about the
18th day of October, 1900, Mr.. Pence
met me and said to me: "You have
some information about Mckenzie and
the receivership Of the Pioneer Mining
company's and the Wild Goose Mining
company's properties, and we want
It," or words to that effect. I said
that would see about it; he asked
me to wait where / was until he could
find Mr.. Knight and bring me and him
together, and l said that / would h
whereupon, he left and. In q. few min
utes afterward. brought Mr.. knight
up. Mr.. knight asked mi what / knew
about the matter and answered that
was not accustomed to talking busi-
ness to a whole lot of people, but that
would talk business with one man
and would talk to him straight, but
alone, or words to that effect; he
thereupon made an appointment with
me to meet In his once at OF, about
O'Clock that evening; before parting
with me. Mr.. Pence asked me n I was
ont Of money, and I answered that 1;
was; whereupon. he. Mr.. Pence. gave
me twenty dollars (s20); I went, ac-
cording to appointment to Mr..
knights once that evening and found
him there; after some preliminary
talk, he handed me . written paper in
the form Of an ahidavit to be made
~ mo and ready for my signature and
cath; read II over and found that It