The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

Special to The Journal
Grand Rapids, MIMI, June 26.-In the sensa-
tional Inscho arson the defendant was found
not guilty, Notwithstanding the remarkably
strong case made out by the state. -
Rumors with reference to the conduct Of the
jury We're rife all day Sunday, and on Monday
against John McVeigh. It is charged that Nc
Weigh approached a juror at the afternoon recess
Of Friday. The hearing in the contempt pro-
ceedings Oh the order to show cause will take
place this evening. u.s. @-.+ ~.
In the case Of the state against Mcdonald
on charge of assault in the first degree IN
usual steps were taken by the court this morn
ing in ordering that the four jurors already
selected be placed in confinement until the trial
Is finished. In this connection Judge McClena-
han dismissed all jurors who have been serving
on the regular panel. The remaining Jurors In
the Mcdonald case will be selected from special
venires.
Mcdonald IS a notorious character engaged in
the saloon business at Swan River. He shot a
lumberjack named Martin last December, and is
not only to be tried at the present term ON
this charge, but also on charge Of blind
pigging Sheriff Hoolihan acting under a search
warrant issued under the 1905 law, seized Nc
Donald's stock of liquors at the time OF his
arrest, and the entire consignment, together with
the barroonl outfit, is now slowed away In the
courthouse cellars. H.. =.
K @''., Big Hotel Fired. " r.
+ The building set fire, as testified In the
Inscho case. was a hotel at Deer River, a large
seventy-room frame structure. The state pro-
duced a witness named Crafts who swore that
on the night preceding the fire, he had been
paid $50 to- apply the torch to- the. building.
Crafts was given the money by the defendant
and furnished bottles of oil, pair Of rubbers,
old cap swamphook and revolver which
was to be used If necessary. He was told by
the defendant, Inscho, that Warren Everton and
George Ruby, together with: other saloon men
at Deer River, and Frank Inscho, brother of
HnfoS ,4orf RI had 4Hy1to<J
to pay someone who would burn the building.
The Northern hotel had been very prosperous
under the management Of jerome. Kelleher as
proprietor, and there had been much business
jealousy aroused on the part of the persons
named as cooperating with the defendant.
/ Other witnesses for the state included Dell
Guyett, private Of the marines, and who. was
brought on from the Washington barracks to
testify. He swore that he had been promised
money If he would fire the building. The de-
PENDANT Inscho admitted to :Guyett that he
(the defendant) had tried to set the fire, but
had failed. The conversation with Guyett took
place after the fire. Guyett's instructions were
to bore two holes in the exterior wall Of the
building and about eight feet apart, the one
above the other. Oil was to be poured into both
holes, the top hole plugged SO. as ) to give q
proper draft and the stub Of candle to be In
serted in the lower hole .ss.- $50 "
More Corroborative Evidence.
The evidence for the prosecution also included
| the testimony of Robert Clark. a blacksmith al
Deer River. who had sold the defendant thu
swamphook and who had been cautioned BY the
defendant to remain silent If anything happened
within day or two. ~
The defense was an abb, sworn to by some
! Of the men who had been named by 1nscho II
talking with Crafts as being interested in see
| ing the hotel burned This defense was met OF
rebuttale by evidence by Albert ,Hachey,. the vii
| lage marshal at Deer River, who testified tina
the defendant said to him that he was in BET
| at the time Of the fire, the altbi of the defend
ant being that he was In Everton's saloon.
| Hachey also swore that an effort YVES Imad
! to get him to change his testimony, and that a
the time Of the interview Frank Inscho said t.
him: "If Ed is convicted he will squawk, an,
seven or eight more of US will go to the pen.
! A very vigorous charge was delivered by Judg
McClenahan, it being stated that perjury hal
unquestionably been committed by some Of tn
witnesses. sa s@%1 ztz
The criminal work Of the term include
charges Of ENFORCEMENT against @. 9. Miller
former county treasurer, and E. J. Farrell
former county auditor. Colonel Johnson, deput
| public examiner, has been In Grand Rapids 70
. several weeks working upon the books Of tn
| former treasurer.