Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-06-14
The SLIGHT GROUNDS FOR DECISION OF CONTEMPT
Followed Attorneys Advice in Question of Disputed
Jurisdiction-No Charge Against Him for
APything But Contempt Of Court. .
AS Receiver He Turned Over Dust and Property
Belonging to Mine Owners Proceedings
Highly Creditable to Defendant.

Z The state has been flooded with
phamplets by the insurgents political
machine, with headquarters at Grand
Forks, attempting to injure the
character, reputation and Integrity
Of Alex Mckenzie Of Bismarck, mem-
Der Of the republican state and
national committees. and one OF the
Old fime residents Of the state. This
supplement has been printed at
Grand Forks by the political enemies
Of Mckenzie and the matter has been
copied from a story In a new York
magazine called the sssLooting >of
Alaska"
& The object of its paid circulation
at this time thru certain newspapers
opposing the republican administra-
zion Ii North Dakota Is to aid the
insurgents in seeking to disrupt the
republican party q the state and put
n power such defeated office seekers
as B.F.spalding of Fargo, and others
who have Started the crusade for
their own special interests.
This so called. looting yarn has been
given extensive paid circulation ID
Stutsman county, and many voters
may have reached the Belief that the
story or part of 1t, had some cred
ence. a review OF the facts as they
came before the United States attor-
1 ney general at that time are sufficient
to dispel the charges and cowardly
attempts to blacken the character OF
Mckenzie by men who dislike him
for some personal or political reasons,
The incidents are alleged to have
taken place In Alaska. some five
years ago osand are now dragged forth
in the spring of!l906 tosbe used in a
political campaign. II there was
any real truth in the charges and at
taoks' by the insuIgent press now
made against Mckenzie, it would
have been determined long ago by the
department of Justice before which
the proceedings came at the time.
1t will be noticed that the only
crime ever charged against McK Kepzle
ID the proceedings Of the San Fran
cisco court was that Of contempt Of
court ID refusing to, obey IN order .
promptly as vas deemed consistent
with the dignity Of that court. That
be. did 10 on the advice Of his attor-
ney, an action that any reasonable
man will take under such circum.-
stances. No charge is made Of loot-
Ing 81 keeping any Of the property or
gold dpsto Of ipjuring any Of the In
terests over which he was q receiver
ior I short time and the proceedings
show it to be admitted that every
dollar ia controversy was turned over
By Mckenzie to the court for the
owners Of the opertieg involved in
the receivership. .Ss
Those who have- read the tale Of
fiction called the sslooting Of Alas
ka,n should 10 Justice read the state
sssment!o the cold, bare facts Ia the
case as they deyelo oped In the depart
sment Of Justice procee edings in y the 4
( NICK enzie matter ID the Us: court,
where, cognizing the injustice Of
the contain pt pro edings, resident
McKinley > promptly used his prerog-
asatiive iin ii yor of Ne 81 Kenzte: ny U.s. n
u ItE is}s predicted that when the
! sI people sof the state learn the e facts 4
from trust worthy sources, the at at
4 tempt TO tear down the character ct
/ one of the states most public spirited
I ana influential she ca, will utterly fail,
I and Will ia fact react On his oppoolrl-- a.
{ 81 er1tss and would be poll cal ssassins.
I ;EtoS tia cred sof the man they arej az
Stemptine &c destroy Ihe foil wing
III u copy, of the cts sin the case as
reported to the pteside dent q d the Unit Il
edss ates,by Attorney e3eneral Knox,
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