Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-10


 he had a chance to protect himself, Upon 1 gong to the door of the cabin Harry saw i the stranger returning from near by spring with his rife cooked and apparently ready fer action Harry then killed the stranger. Later he was Identified by friends as Al Huffman, who recently left the hospital and who is believed to be insane. The police were notified of the shooting by Harry Lorentzcn All the investigations made so fer bear out the story of Harry Lorentzcn, and it is doubtful if the latter will be held for the action of the grand jury. C. !. Horn aged l5 years and A. r. EEobsCn, a l0year old bcy, shot at Thomas Fay and another mln Sunday night. As 2 result of the shooting Fay is not expected to I've. The other man is unknown as yet According to the story tclI to the police, the two men appeared Sunday night and tried to tear down cne of Iorns buildings, with the ra- ,ut that the boy tool, shot at them The mar.haIs who are investigating the case h2ye some doubt eS to the presence of the G.hpr man, whose identity is not known.
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 Future Attorney General in Contempt
 According 10 the Nome Nugget of A.riI } starting episode took lace in he ois trict court thc day previous, when Attorney George Grigsby, who since has been na:ni- mated by the Democrats for territorial at torncv general. drew down unon im oIs tie disaaeure of Judge Tucker. l. al- uears tat Grigsby insisted on lnstluctlns a witness espectng certain answers, ln Ge- Gance of the instructions of the court The affair grew out of proceedings in the grand jury room, wherein two witnesses refused to answer certain questions rrcpoun@ed bT the jury. These questions are reported to have been in connection with the inEe l. gation of certain gambling eases Their nature was apparently such as to lead the witnesses into feeling that they sto-la h.. be answered fer some reason, and they con scCuenjy refuacd taking refuge in jhe pro- vision cf the law which allows 2 witness to arpeaI to the court fir instruction n such c1.es. On the matter being brought up in the district court Judge Tucker in- >tructeG the witnesses to answer the Q2es- tions. II was then that the sensation wa ,nrvng. Attorney Grgsby, who was in the court as counsel fer the two men, Ma~cr and Hanson did in the language of the record, "thcn ard there in open court in ld voice, and in the hearing and inme @iate presence and view of the court, court ofjic;als grand jury and al ether persons in said court room. advise say t2 and d. rect said Charles Mason and A. Hanson not to an..ver the said Guosti0ns which the court had just ordered the said Charles Mason and 4. Hansen to answer The co2Tt as .rce took the matter under aGVISomcnt a7 to whether or not the remarks cf Attorney Grig=5v constituted a contempt of court. This settled the affair for the time being, but the r.ot thcIeneI very decidedly this morning, when.Judce Tucker, in written statement -acitlng the attending facts, de ri&ed that the attorney was guilty ot con tempt Cf court through advising the vii uesyas to disobey the lawful order of the court Further interesting complications were also presented at this phase by the &..rlicatiCn Cf Attorney O'Ne1I for stay of rroceaGiAes. Judge Tucker would have nono of it, however, and pcremptor;ly in srtucted the attorney to take his seat. After stating the reason for bis action the ccur, then ordered that Grig.hy be pan ,hcd for contempt by fine of S25, an1 further ordered that in default of payment thereof he be remanJed to the custody of the marshal and be confined in tie federal jail cne day for each g of the fine, or, &s the crder. reads, not to exceed twelve and cne-haIf days" Grig-by asked for . st2y ct proceedings for a couple of hours, but the judge was evidently deery ln- Ccn.ad at the attCrney's conduct and re fused. thus leaving Grgsbv no alternative but to pay the fine CT be taken in charge by the mar,hyI The fine WAS paid some time Inter.