Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-17
THE LINDELIE CASE.
Considerable Comment at Grand Forks
Because of the Indictment of
Secretary Lindelie.
Secretary of the Enforcement League
and the Charge ON Which He
Is Arraigned.
What is the Tenor of the Comments
Made in and About the City
Of Grand Forks.

(FTom the Grand Forks Herald.
A great furry was caused in the city |
yesterday by the action of the grand |
jury in returning six indictments
against Andrew Lindelie, the secre-
ta1y of the state enforcement league.
The indictments were returned all in
a bunch. AS Mf. Lindelie was in the
court room at the time awaiting the
action Of the grand jury, he was at
once arrested, but was practically not
in custody at all, as bonds were
promptly furnished in the sum of S2,-
100. He will be arraigned in the dis
trict court this morning and will be
represented by Bosard & Bosard.
Two of the indictments returned
are for perjury before the grand jury
in connection with the receiving of
the sum of 500 in August, 1898, from
F. J. O'Leary, who was at that time
or shortly before that time accused of
running a blind pig at Larimore.
Lindelie testified before the grand
jury that he received no money from
.O'Leary. The other count for per-
jury was in connection withp returning
the $100 to O'Leary few days ago,
which he testified he did not do.
The third indictment was for extor-
stion in connection with receiving the
money from O'Leary under the prom
Use that he would not be prosecuted
for running a pig at Larimore. .
The fourth Indictment was for COM
pounding the crime of selling intoxi-
eating liquors contrary to law, the
latter in connection with the place
run by one Olson at Grafton. Ben
Franklyn, acting for Olson, being one
of the witnesses in this case, and
swearing that he had given Secretary
Lndelie the sum Of $25 for protection
for Olson.
The fifth Indictment is for attempt
ing to dissuade one of the witnesses,
\ F. ]. O'Leary, from appearing before
the grand jury, which the said O. Lkary
says that Mr.. Lindelie returned the
500 to him sO'neary.)
The sixth Indictment was for de-
stroying evidence that Mr.. Lindelie
knew was to be brought before the
grand jury, viz: a certain letter that
Lindlie had written O'Leary about
two years ago in which O''Leary says
he advised him to leave Larimore at
once as the people there, or some of
them, were determined that he should
be prosecuted for selling liquor
o. Leary claims he paid Mr.. Lndelie
the 500 in the summer of 1898 for
protection for running his pig at Lar
imore. That shortly after this time
his place was closed up. That Mr..
Lindlie, in lieu of the 800 that had
been paid agreed that there should be
no prosecutions in Ene Ease, and says
that the letter above referred to was
written by Lindelie as d letter has
been dn O'Leary's possession UP till
the 10th inst, when he returned 1t to
Lindelie, when the latter returned TO
him the 500 he had received two
years before. ~
O'Lgary says that Lindelie would
not return the money till his letter
was returned to him. O'Leary says
that arrange were made for the
exchange of the letter for the money
at "a meeting he had with Lindelie by
appoi ointment ON the Minnesota Point
bridge the afternoon of the day in
which the money was turned over.
1t will be noticed that fye of the
indictments are in connection with
Iindelie's transactions with % O'Leary,
tine only other case being that in con-
nection with the payment which Ben
Franklin alleges to have made to
Lindelie some time during last August
in lieu Of which the latter was not to
prosecute a certain Olson for running
Il pig at Grafton. o'Iseary Franklin,
RI 3. Grifith and States Attorney
Geo AZ Bangs were the only witnesses
mentioned in the indi ictnents
The case has excited intense inter-
est and will be watohef ~ the people
from every portion Of the state, ais the
word has been passed that an attempt
would be made TO indict Mr.. Lindelie.
ON account OF his position at the head
of the enforcement league he has In
lcilITed the enmity of the piggers
through ghout the state, and therefore