Show COURT SCORES S NOME JUDGE Federal Fedel a Appeals Ap W als Tribunal f n RECEIVER IS SENT TO T J JAIL AIL t Must Serve Term of One Year I for Contempt San Francisco Franeisco Feb 11 The United States circuit court of appeals today found Alexander McKenzie the Cape Nome tome receiver guilty of contempt of court in two cases ca es and sentenced him to 10 serve one year In the county jail The court also took occasion to de denounce denounce denounce what is l characterized as the highhanded and grossly illegal pro proceedings proceedings initiated after the arrival of Judge Noyes and McKenzie at Cape C pe Nome The court says it has no parallel in inthe inthe the jurisprudence of f the country and congratulates the people of Nome for not riot taking matters into their own hands The decision was rendered by Judges Ross Gilbert and Morrow in the cases sf of f John I s vs L F et 1 t al and William A Kjellman vs s Henry Rodgers These are two of the ases cases in which McKenzie declined tobey to o obey bey obey the writ Tit of supersedeas issued by I Judge ludge Morrow directing him as er r to turn over money and gold dust dustin in in n his possession to the owners Much testimony has been heard in inthe the he Nome cases and they have been I pending before the United States courts couts I for oi months montha There Th re was considerable consi erable evidence introduced in an effort to wove prove that a a conspiracy existed between at Nome to secure control of the he claims McKenzie claimed that he wag not gUilty of contempt because all the pa pai papers pers i ers and orders issued by Judge Ju ge Mor Morrow row ow had not net n t been filed flied In the district court ourt x at Nome at the time he was ac accused used of disobeying the writs w lt Case Declared Unparalleled The court cout thus thull refers refe to the acts of Fudge Jude Noyes and the manner mann r In which were conducted at atThe Nome The circumstances attending the ap appointment x ointment of a receiver in i these the cases howevEr and his conduct after as us wellis well weli I is Ls before the appointment as ah mown by byth th ha he record and nd evidence so far from im MB us u with the sincerity of ot the pre pee tension that his refusal to obey the writs issued out of 01 this court was based upon he advice of o his counsel that they were void fold satisfy us that it wn yas 8 Intentional and ind deliberate and in furtherance of the highhanded and grossly illegal m proceed ngn Initiated ted almost alme t aa sa a alS az Judge Noyes oyes and McKenzie had sat sj foot on Alaskan territory at Nome Name anti and which nay may be J safely safe and fortunately tort said to have ave tave no parallel in the t th jurisprudence j of his this country And it speaks peka well for the good god i sober sense ense ns of the peep gathered on that re Ill note sote te and barren b rr en tore ore that they depend depended ed 4 d solely upon Q the courts ir f r tiia correction ion tion of the wrongs thus perpetrated aleci among md nd against them which w Jeh always may be depended upon UROR to t right sooner or later wrongs properly pro erly brought before b fore them And Ind It ft to is l w well ll in these days of the rapid extension of our national domain for all alt persons whether residing in remote re ions glons or nearer home to remember that courts which respect and ami have havene due lue ne regard for tor the administration of ice jus Ice ica and the maintenance of if law JaV and or orter order ter der er will wilt nev never r te any disobedience of f C their lawful orders writs welts or judgments wherever committed within their thir ion en c |