The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-04

As result of the sale of the ship, the litigation growing therefrem, the company was so crippled as to be un- able to resume operat.ons in Alaska ID l9o6 as anticipated. although every etfort was made to keep ! representa- tive there to act for and accept ser- vice in behalf of Fhe company.
 Joseph kildall, on benaif of the company made affidavit Is to the num- Der of barrels of salmon packed hy the company during the sea>an and euelos- ed check in payment ot the tax thereon at the rate of ten cents per barrel, which was duly acknowledged by (. |. Page, clerk of the United States district court at Juneau, but l letlrned on the ground that it made no accounting Of the dog-salmon pack ed in bulk.
 On the 18th day of December 1905. Mes~rs. kilGall and Johnson were in- dicted for criminal conspiracy to de-
 fraud the United States The fraud alleged consisted in the failure of the defendants 10 pay the controverted tax of ten cents per barrel on the dog salmon hereinhefore mentioned. lJr- der this indictment Joseph Ki!dall was arrested in Minneapolis and plead not guilty. The case was tried hefore Hon. Howard s. Abbott. United States court commissioner. and hc ordered the defendant discharged December l3. 1906, saying in part:
 II have carefully considered the evidence. and as view the case, there is 10 ground for believing that there was a pre-arrauged concerted action on the part of this defendant and any of the other members of the West Coast Commercial company to defraud the government; in other words, there is no evidecne of conspiracy. combination. confederation or argee- ment.. The defendant and his recog- nizance will be discharged.
 Not being eontented with this deci- sion, the United States attorney for the first division of Alaska secured the arrest of Joseph Kildall again un- der the sane indictment in October. l90I. al Spokane, Washington. Alter a full hearing before the Hon. ]. ". Marshall. United States commissioner. the defendant was again discharged. This commissioner in discharging the defendant said in part:
 ''1he court adjudges that there are uot reasonable or probable grounds to believe the defendant. Jossr KiIaai guilty as charged: and 1Arther ad- judges that ihe rrima facie case made out by the introduction of the certified copy of the indictment is overcome by the defendants evidence. corrono.at- ed as il is hy that of Judge Foote. and me dispatches from the secretary of the treasury at Washingt IT, D. C.. directing The release and ctearance of rhe ship 'Ageuor. and hich. ftom the proof. va, removed by authority of law. and said removal coul3 not, therefore. bs an overt act' ,f eon,pii- acy as charged in the iuGic, nent; and said accused is therefore discharged aad his bond exonerated.
 Under the same indie imen-. 5. r. kiliall was arrested ia Portland. ir March. on like proceeding for the removal to Alasaa for trial. and was held to bail He was held in the lower court and his trial will cone of in Alaska, the 6,h oJ nsxt January.
 The United States district attorney and the clerk of the United States dis .rict court oi Ala-I;l, came to Port land especially tO catch :. r. Kldall, and he was allowed no time in which to get evidence ana documents from the case Icing closed be- fore they arrived. The district at- .orney claimed on the stand that pn- iitical influence from Minnesota M beiD! used with the commissioner at as well as with the ofi.c- ials at Washington and va, successful by these claims in that $. F. Kildall wa~ held under g., eco cash bonds for ai- app. ance for trial in Alaska. =
 l. Mas on this same charge and in- iictDeut. tbat Mr. Johnson was ar- rested. which case vas cid before }Ir. Tompkins. with the result citec above.
 The West Coast fellows feel oey ire up against q case of persec ution rom ihs district attorney of ,laska. nc the outcome of the latest njal to 1s held in A.as'ig will be watched z th interest. IL has beer taken up n detail before the C. .nar s,Dept at Washington. and there ra,v he Il big tir up before the 4atler IS finally e'tled for good. T IS case $ strong Aampie of the A Aska way of doing hiugs.
 ne dog-sal Ioa fishing industry Of id7ha was brought on by the fact hat sIhcs the war between Russia no .'aI ID, the latter have been bar eo IT. m fishing in northern Russian .at' s.