NEWS NUGGETS
OF OTHER DAYS
Story McKenzie
Noyes Regime
Is Re-Published
(Continued From Saturday)
(Fourth Installment
Defendants Saw They Were
Up Against It
Failing in the effort to dissolve
the injunction, an application
was made for an appeal to the
Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco. Judge Noyes ruled
that this was not an appealable
case, and refused to grant the
prayer. By this time, if they had
not previously realized it, the de
fendants saw that they were “up |
against” a most extraordinary
proceeding. The summer sea
son’s at Nome are short and the
twilight nights were growing
dark when it became obvious to
the lawyers that their only re
dress must be obtained from the
Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco. No time must be lost
if the matter was to be determin
ed before the close of the season.
The necessary papers were pre
pared and immediately despatch
ed to San Francisco where they
were presented to the appellate
court. Upon a hearing this court
issued a writ of supersedeas. This
order, as quickly as steam aid
sail could bring it to Nome, was
presented to Judge Noyes, but he
declined to enforce it, claiming
that the appellate court had tak
en the matter entirely out of his
hands.
Nerves Keyed to High Tension—'
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This was the beginning of the
critical part of this famous liti
gation. Nerves were keyed to a
high tension. The people associ-j
ited with these cases carried
guns.. Detectives on both sides;
were spying the movements of
principals and attorneys. There
was suppressed excitement, and
the wonder is that these days
passed without bloodshed and
riot... There can be no stronger
testimony of the law-abiding
character of this camp and the
disposition to avoid a conflict
which might have resulted very
seriously, than the fact that the
people suffered.
‘‘The laws delays,
“The insolence of office,”
and patiently waited for justice,'
although they knew that it would
not come from the court at Nome.
When Judge Noyes was asked
to enforce the writ of the super
ior court, he first took time to
consider, and conferred with the
receiver. He subsequently an
nounced that the Circuit Court
had taken the matter entirely out
of his hands, and that Mr. Mc
Kenzie could do as he pleased in
regard to obeying the writ.
The attorneys for the receiver
raised the question that a writ of
supersedeas did not destroy the
status quo. The contention of
the defendants’ counsel was that
the writ had the effect of dissolv
ing the injunction and discharg
ing the receiver, "but without an
order from the District Court,
they could not enforce it. At the
juncture a request was made of
the military to enforce the writ
of the Circu t Court. Maj. T. J.
Van Orsdale was in command at
Nome. He addressed a letter to
Judge Noyes, who replied that
he would confer with Mr. Mc
Kenzie and endeavor to find a
solution of the difficulties which
confronted them. The result of
the request made of Major Van
Orsdale was a conference held in
the Major’s office in the barracks,
between the principals and their
attorneys in this case. At this
conference a conflict between
William H. Metson, leading attor
ney for the Pioneer Mining Com
pany, and Alexander McKenzie
was narrowly averted. After the
arrival of the writ of supersedeas
the defendants had taken forcible
possession of Discovery Claim &
there was $8,000 or $10,000 in
gold dust on the property which
the receiver demanded. Major
Van Orsdale declined to execute
the writs and the defendants de
termined to hold the ground and
prevent the receiver from remov
ing the dust. At this conference
McKenzie accused Mr. Metson of
stealing the goid dust, and said:
"You have kept me stepping and
I will fix you for it.”
Mr. Metson replied: “Turn her
loose, right now!”
Both men arose, but the Drompt
intervention of several persons
prevented trouble. The incident
over t.he gold dust was adjusted
satisfactorily by the agreement
of the defendants to place it in
the custody of the military.
When the conference ended Mr
Metson stepped outside the door
and Mr. McKenzie walked out
beside him. The tension due to
t e incident that had just occur
red had not entirely relaxed. Mr.
McKenzie said to him, “Will you
go to my office with me?” to
which Mr. Metson assented.These
two men who had come so near
crossing swords a few minutes
before, held a long conference in
the office of the “King Receiver.”
This conference was barren of
results. Mr. McKenzie talked
compromise and Mr. Metson de
c! ned to meet him on any of
these grounds.
(Continued Tomorrow)
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