The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
NOT GUILTY, LAD
TOLD BY JUDGE,
Tho HE PLEADS
CHARGE is true
Grand Forks Young Man,
Accused of Violating
Law, Given Freedom
WANTED FINE TO
AVOID TRIAL DELAY
Unable to Furnish Bonds,
Motive Prompting Plea,
Rejected by Amidon

Because he knew he could not
/ furnish bail and that he would be
remanded in the Grand Forks coun-
ty jail until the federal term of court
! some time in October or November
John Carnegie, 10 years old, a stu
dent brakeman on the Great North
ern, entered plea of guilty in the
federal court this morning to the
charge of transporting liquor from
East Grand Forks to Grand Forks in
violation of the federal bone dry
i law.
"Bpt you are not guilty. said
Judge Charles F. LAmiden, = before
whom the prisoner was arraigned,
SGtlCz lad listened 70 the story that
the young man told and, which was
to the effect he was just member
of the Horne crowd which visited
the East Grand Forks brewery on
the hot Saturday afternoon Of two
weeks ago, and had not 'tchipped in y
or in any way helped purchase a
case of IL bottles.
Knows He ls Innocent.
The fellows just asked me to ride
with them over to the brewery, and
went along" said the prisoner. "I
know / am not guilty but ] would
rather pay fine and get through
with this affair than be placed in
Jail until the next term of court"
An uncle of the young man. who
was in attendance at the arraign-
ment said that even though Carnegie
was not guilty, he though it better
for his to plead guilty, pay a fine,
than to serve three or four months
in jail, when the prisoner would be
unable to furnish probably $500 bail.
On the advice OF the court Carne-
erfn VnIo0dn1 ~ nj
leased on his own recognizance to
appear at the next term of court in
Grand Forks.
Purpur Pleads Guilty.
Jacob Purpur, another Grand Forks
resident under indictment by the
federal jury on the charge of violat-
ing the bone-dry law in connection
with the raid on the East Grand
Forks brewery the latter part of
July, and was a member of the
Horne party, entered plea of guilty
when arraigned before Judge Ami
don this morning and was sentenced
to pay a fine Of $5, which amount he
will furnish.
Purpur stated that he has been
employed as a car repairer on the
Great Northern for six years and
that he was never under arrest be-
fore. The court advised him that
his good name protected him in this
case and then explained the federal
law, which made it a crime to take
liquor from Minnesota into North
Dakota or into any dry territory.
Nine Warrants Served.
Bench warrants totaling fourteen
in number were carried to Grand
Forks the first of the week by Unit
ed States Marshal Pat Bowler, nine
OF the instruments being served. All
except the last two, who were ar
raigned this morning, were taken be-
fore United States Commissioner
George r. Robbins of Grand Forks
and were bound over to the federal
term to be held there, furnishing
$500 bonds, each. Those upon whom
warrants were served were John III.
McInerny, manager of the East
Grand Forks brewery; Mary Nc
Inerny, his wife; Margaret White,
one of the proprietors; Oscar Eek
rein, farmer; Nels Haugen, farmer;
Erwin Beatley, garageman; Solo
mon Salmonsons farmer; John
Carnegie and Jacob Purpur.
Bench warrants are still in the
possession of the deputy for serving
process, and charge violation of the
Reed amendment, and conspiracy to
evade the federal law.