The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-08

great many places where alleged
illegal operations had been con-
Quoted, and, all in all, gave the
magic city the most profound
shock it has known in its entire
history.
This morning the authorities
commandeered a suite of rooms in
the Windsor hotel to house the
"over fow," after the county Jail
had been filed to capacity.
Ten drayloads of liquor were
confscated during the night, and
this morning officials boarded a
500 line train, confscating addi-
, tional booze shipments consigned
to parties within the city, and
most of whom are under arrest.
Mere Arrests Coming.
Still further arrests, States Attor-
ney Herigstad indicated, are in pros
pect as a. result Of the vice campaign.
The most spectacular feature of the
nights drive was the communicating
of the Minot telephone exchange by
Attorney General LANCER. shortly be-
fore IL o'clock last night. Placing a
deputy as guard, he prevented news of
the vice raid from being spread about
the city, thwarting those who might
desire to flash warnings to other
places of i'll repute.
When last nights vice raid was COM
plete, the city and county jails housed |
motley crowd Cinnamon and negro |
men and women brushed arms with |
whites Of more or less local promin- |
ence.
Many Released on Bonds.
BY 1880 o'clock, those arrested be- |
gan applying for the privilege Of free |
dom under bonds. Men charged with |
maintaining common nuisances were |
permitted to go under $1,000 bond |
each, while women jailed in the drive |
were compelled to put up $500 each. |
BY o'clock this morning, nearly half |
Of the number had been freed under
bonds.
Citizens Work With Officials.
Forty Minot citizens acted with the
state and county officials in making |
the raid. The whole movement was /
staged so well that there was No ad-
vance knowledge of the affair, and the
raids were q complete surprise. In
cluded in the group of deputies were
Grant Youmans, c. A. Johnson. Dorr
Carroll, r.. A. Nestos, Rev. Deake,
John Carlson, John Lee, John Sven,
Anthony Walton, Rev. Erickson, and
several others.
Staale Hendrickson, representative 1
OF Coteau county, seated in the lobby /
of the Leland hotel when the raid was
made, was sworn into the service by /
Attorney General LANCER, and put to
work aiding in the escort of prison
ers to the Jail.
Preliminaries to the raid were staged
at a meeting held in the off1ce of
States Attorney LANCER, at $3.50
o'clock. About fifty men had been in
vited in during the day. and when they
gathered, they were addressed by At
torney General LANCER. He outlined
the plan OF action, the volunteer depu-
ties were assigned to positions, and
the hour OF 10:45 o'clock was fixed as
the time to strike.
Five minutes before that time the
telephone office was seized, and at the
appointed hour. the raid was placed
under way simultaneously through
out the city.
Investigate Several Days.
#. Il. Watkins, superintendent Of the
North Dakota Enforcement league, and
G. w. Finwall, assistant superintend-
ent, as we'll as a group Of detectives,
had been in the city several days prior
to the raid, making extensive investi-
cations. They visited q great many
III LA6 RAsbSCh bAAclt were E1lQGQ last Il
night, and obtained evidence the state
expects to Nse in the prosecution Of
the defendants.
That several prominent Minot citi-
gems are likely to be in the group of
those under arrest, was intimated by
officials late today. States Attorney
Herigstad said there were additional
warrants, and that preliminary exam
nations OF those accused are expected
to develop additional details by which
new arrests will be made possible. The
begin late this afternoon.
Arrest Olson Today.
Olaf A. Olson, proprietor OF the
Lexington hotel. was arrested on his
return to Minot this morning. He is
accused OF selling cigarets in viola
tion OF the anti-pill act. A Jap bell-
hop Of The Leland is accused OF ped
ding liquor.
Several small stores about the city.
including the Murray Central avenue
cigar and the Phillips pool hall, are
closed today.
In most instances those arrested will
face three or four distinct charges, ac-
cording to States Attorney Herigstad.
Herigstad Pleased.
Herigstad, asked as to whether he
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