Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-28
MANY in N. D.
MAY BE- TRIED
ASA RESULT
Conspiracy to Violate Boot
Logging Law Charged
Against Six.
M'INERNY AND FIVE
OTHERS ARRESTED
Many Men Who Contracted
for Beer are Accused as
"Bootleggers.''

j.. ii. McInerny, Mrs. Mary
White, Mrs. McInerny, Jos. La
Boda, j. N. O'Keefe and Jas.
O'Leary were arrested on North
Dakota warrants charging con-
spiracy to violate the bootleg
ging law and the federal "bOne
dry law. sss
The East Grand Forks Brewery
was raided at 10 o'clock last night
ON warrants issued In Polk coun-
ty, charging the maintenance OF
an unlicensed drinking place. y
"A quarter OF ton OF records, Il
containing the names OF some y
5000 North Dakotans said to
been cusfduers Of the brewery,
I were seized. S,.s,s.t si-s j:
Mr.. McInerny gave Sherif1 Kel-
Iy bail for himself and his ern-
pioyes ON the Minnesota charges Z
and was not taken into custody &
Z except technically. 3s3, <.
AT 33Gssasc1oGax this axterna1Ti,
the defendants had not been mr.
I raigned in local court. 3.5
Most Of the cases were started
in Justice Phil McEoughIln,s
court, but several were starred
Inerny requested a change Of
venue from Dunn's court to Nc.
Loughlin's. 4Tess.s;ss &. - ;1fTfs siss
The evidence win be placed be.
fore the federal grand jnry In
Fargo Monday. Action against s
number of men, who 1t is
charged conspired with Mr.. Nc
Inerny to violate the bootlegging
lazy, probably will depend upon
the findings of that body.
Cases may be started, however,
against them by the state author
tiles under the state law.
With the names of some 5000
North Dakotans in their possession, a.
The result of a raid on the East Crane
Forks brewery last night, and with
J. H. Mc1nerny, manager of tina
concern, and others arrested on a,
state and federal authori
ties today are ready to begin prosecu
tons under the North Dakota boot
Logging law and the federal "bon,
dry" law.
The raid was conducted by Sheriff
Kelly of Polk county, Attorney Gen
eral w. E. LANCER and his assistants
Fl. A. Bronson and Dan v. Brennan
Supt. F. L. Watkins of the Law Elm
assistant superintendent
Gathered Evidence, for Days.
The entire evidence, which has bee
gathered under Langer's direction
during the past two weeks, will b
placed before the federal grand jur
in Fargo the first of the week.
The names were secured in raj
on the East Grand Forks brewer
last night, when Sheriff Kelly o
Crookston served warrants cfargin
Mr.. McInerny, ct al, with main
tanning an unlicensed drinking place.
Such warrants carry with them tn
right to search. A quarter of a to-
of records were seized. Mr.. McInern
furnished $500 bail, covering his cas-
and the cases against his enploye.
LaBoda, O'Leary and O'Keefe, on tn
Minnesota charge. t3sss
Bootlegging Warrants. Z; =.
North Dakota warrants, chargin
conspiracy to violate the bootleggfn
law and the federal bone dry Ia,
and charging bootlegging, were serve
this morning. They are against:
]. H. McInerny, general manager {
the brewery: Mrs. Margaret Whit,
widow Of the late owner of the cor
cern; Mrs. Mary McInerny, wife s
Mr.. McInerny, all OF Grand Forks
j. N. O'Keefe, James OIeary al,
Joseph LaBoda., all employees of til
brewery and residents OF East Gran
Forks. Two John Doe warrants ais
We're issued.