THE MURDERED MAN
OF THE NOVIKAKAT
Effort Made to Establish His
Identity—Fifty Dollars
Reward.
From the Dnwsoti News, Jan. 6.
Novikakat P.O., Tatiana, Nov.
26.—Editor News: Last spring
some Indians reported the finding
ol a corpse a few miles above here,
and upon going to investigate we
tound the body of an old man who
had been murdered in his lied.
Around him were scattered his be
longings which he personally
brought with him in his boat, and
among them were two gold sacks,
one a large one, and both showed
at one time to have contained gold.
Now, our precious officials around
here, (they might be called other
names with more truth), seem to
think it right and pro] er that this
old man’s body lie to rot on the
ground like a dog, l>ec ause, as our
worthy commissioner remarked,
••our government has no money
appropriated for such purposes.”
Well, I have not lived long encugh
vet with “our government" to get j
used to their rotten ways. If they
have no money for such purposes,
why, we have, and so we will make
the enclosed offer and earnestly
hope it may serve to benefit the old
man's relations and to help hang
the cold blooded brute that mur
dered him. I enclose the following
ad for your paper. Send bill if the 1
inclosure is insufficient.
I remain yours truly,
Edgar Crompton.
fifty dollars rkward.
To any person giving information lead
ing to the identification of the t>od> o'an
o’.d man, found last spring at the in< uth
of Novikakat rivir, te.ow Tam.mi
Hair, gray; hight 5 feet ft or S inches;
short gray heard and mustache Light
brown soft felt hat Had in possession
.mall elertiic medical hatterv consisting
..f induction coil and four dry cells.
Large miners' compass with sights and
attachments in case. Small medicine
ease. So 11 shotgun ammunition. Fur
mitts made of Sitwrian dog, alarm clock
with L. I’ond A Co , Oct. 19. ’tW. scratcl -
e.l on hack Dog harness with \V S
Kvans. Dyea. marked on it. prohaldy
marked on sack from which harness was
made Package of sulphur wrapped in
I>awsou Sewsof March. io»> Two gold
wales, large and small, signs of gold in
, M-b Send informal 1011 to l-dg.ir Crump
volt. Tanana. t'.S. A.
Not in Thi* l*n*riwrt.
J Limiter Ufeeo. I'oHnl Sl.ilr*
nmmi*<o*>oer lor tUmpail pre* »wt.
wtM it he t>a<l any kn<> a le>l*«
. I ih« timiinic •*! the t-«h a* a»*»ve
it»<iitM*ne«l He »e».»ie.l
“I received no notice of the
murder from any one; Lut a tele
gram was sent to Deputy Marshal
George Dreihelbis here, describing
the body and requesting him to
ascertain if the man had passed
through Kampart, and il so, who
was wi h him. I saw this telegram,
but it showed that the case was out
of my jurisdiction. The place
w here the body was found is in the
Second division of the Territory of
Alaska, and consequently outside
of this precinct. The letter in the
Dawson News does not state what
precinct the body was found in, but
from its heading and the address
given at the clo.-e by Mr. Cromp
ton, persons unfamiliar with the .
facts would suppose that it was in
tl is precinct.
“I am reliably informed,” con
tinued Judge Green, "that Mr.
Crompton knew the body was |
found in tlie Second division, and;
evidently that is w hy he did not j
notify me.”
A Possible Cine.
Up to 1901, and possibly after
that time, a man lived in Dawson
who answered the description given I
by Mr. Crompton. His name is
not remembered: he was generally
called ‘‘Doctor" bv his acquaint
ances. Near the western end of j
Third s'.reet, south, just across from j
Capt. Jack Crawford’s old stand, he |
kept a little "office,” and on the i
outside hung a plain little sign j
containing the word "Phrenology."
Those who entered the modest place j
found its proprietor pleasant of 1
manner and interesting of speech, j
He said he had studied phrenology j
all his li'e, not as a money making
proposition, but as an interesting
pastime. He had an electric bat-!
tery, in which he firmly l>elieved 1
as a cma'ive agent. He had a;
small, dark met i me case, which
he kept stocked with medit ines of
his own compounding, especially'
liniment and salve. lie "lectured"
and sold medicines on the street for,
awhile, giving away large numlets,
of j encils in order to hold the
crowd He had treen in nearly
every mining camp in the west;
was an American, and w a- anxious
t 1 return to the American side
Capt Jack Crawtord, "the poet
scout,” knew him well. William
I'tirnivnl. the auctioneer, lived near
him I. t >. Carter, the Dawson
news vernier, may rrmemler him.
t M course it is a mere chance, but
that m*v have l<een the man who
met Iris fate »»n the Novikakat.
WALTER SCNDBORG,
Freighter andPacker
Goods Delivered
To All Creeks
Personal attention to all consign
ments insures good service.
DRY WOOD DELIVERED.
Leave orders at Miners Store.
LONG TERMS
FOR PRISONERS
Valdez Court Showed Little
Clemency.
Marshal Perry left Valdez on1
Feb. 2 with the follow ing prisoners, j
seiPenced at the recent term of
court, foi McNeill’s Island:
Simeon Sergin and Simeon Ger
assamof, two natives from Unga,
20 years each for the murder of
Premus Peterson at Sand Point last
February.
Charles Johnson, Valdez, at- j
tempted rape, 15 years.
Two Japs from Nushagak, nuir-j
det, 20 years each.
Warner and Peterson, Irotn Ko-1
diak, murder, 15 >ears each.
A. I). Wentworth, from Unga,
was acquitted of manslaughter
Annie Peterson, wife of Premus
Peterson, was tried as accessory to
her husband’s murder and acquit 1
ted
Cmtned a Sermotion
At tlie Grand Hall
We recently heard of a man who j
attended a grand ball with his w ife,
and had a grand time. While
dancing a quadrille he noticed that
his pants w ere ripping, and hur- j
riedly retired to a dressing room
w ith his wife, who procured a needle
and thread and l>egan sewing up
the tip. While the man was stand
ing there without any pants on he
h°ard rustling of skirts and it oc
curred to him that he had taken
reluge in the ladies' dressing room.
He appealed to bis wife, and she
shoved him to a door which she
thought opened into a closet.
Opening the door quickly, site
shoved hint through and locked the
door. ‘Mary,” he screamed, "I
am in the ball room!” The dour,
instead of opening into a closet.
nj>ened into *he l*all r«*>m sure
enough''' Skagwav Guide
TRAKGKK & FAIAKNBERG,
\ 1 e rcl w i n t», \V« teh ma k ers
I'm
Mnntit'ncUirintf Jewelers
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting
RECEPTION ^RESTAURANT
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Short Orders a Specialty
Lodging House in Connection
Fresh Beef, Fresh Eggs, Fish and
Game of all kinds.
Quick service. Give us a trial
H. K. HKETKIt, Proprietor
John the Bear Hunter
Is ready to do any kind of
chore work, 7*p«°,?**«„.
Found No Pay
On Kish Creek
Henry Miller came in from Fish
creek, a tributary of the Tanana,
last Sunday. He and Pat Maloney
put several holes to bedrock on
Fish creek and could not raise a
color. Mr. Miller stiil thinks well
of the Quail creek section, notwith
standing unfavorable reports, and
may go over there and prospect a
while. He got excellent prospects
on his Quail trench last fall.
Seward Gateway
Very' Well Pleased
From all over the country come
expressions of satisfaction on ac
count of the reappointment of Judge
Wickersham bv the president. It
ap|>ears to lie the concensus ot
opinion that this popular judge is
he proj>er person to be at the head
of the judiciary in this district. As
a majority of the people in Alaska
believe in law and order, it is a
pleasure to note that they are will
ing to uphold the judge's hands,
and aid him in enforcing the law*
—Seward Gateway.
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*l.iv t*\enings at ■ j*».
M K. Kounce. Missionary
SI. Amin*** Mission.
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livening |*raver an*l sermon
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