Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-17

again called to the stand by Mr.. Bron-
son. and related how Mr.. Finwall. in
the guise OF a detective. had attempted
to obtain an order for beer through
him.
Mr.. Murphy could give the man no.
orders. he said. but he chr. Fnwall)
obtained one elsewhere, asking Mr..
Murphy to sign It. Mr.. Murphy was
in q great hurry and not disposed TO
accommodate the stranger. but had,
nevertheless, scrawled some mark IN
it without actually signing ii. II de-
honoredsat the Office Of h brewery.
but had been thrown into the waste
basket.
This incident took place q few hours
before the brewery raid on July ~.
9. w. FinwaM Gives Details.
Rev. G. w. Finwall, assistant super
intendent of the North Dakota En-
forcement league. was called to the
stand. and said his home was in Bis
marck, also that he had been an Or
dained minister Of the cloth since
1887.
On July II, he arrived here for the
purpose OF making investigations in
connection with the transactions Of
the defendant brewery, and the next
day he made his first expedition to
the brewery to get the lay Of the
land" and to. make general obserya-
tons. He saw a number Of automo-
biles coming and going, but had at
that time not grasped the Significance
of this phenomenon, he said. Y. tsa
On, July 10, Mr.. Finwall again went
to East Grand. Forks and occupied q
vacant house diagonally across from
the brewery buildings. He saw from
his secret point OF vantage a number
Of automobiles and other vehicles.
Men went into the brewery Office, re-
turned soon with a slip of paper in
their hand, went to the north door OF
the bottling house, received sacks and
whereupon they departed. This was
..E've Got Your Number"
In the evening Of, the same day Mr..
Ffnwall between 8 and a little after 8
o'clock counted IS automobiles COM
ing and going to and from the brew
cry. He copied some Of the license
numbers and read them to the court
from his memorandum book, as fol-
lows: "
34S46 N, D.; 1125os MINI; 42s77 N
D.; 9508 N. D.; 167462 MINI: 14473a
Minn., 24912 N. D.; 1922 IN. D.;
150779 MINI. The a having the las
mentioned number was observed
twice that same evening by Mr.. Fin.
wall who later went into the Office OF
the brewery.
Here he found several men and
hearing someaof: them speak. Norwe.
CLAN, he, became acquainted with
them, addressing them in their owr
language. OF these new acquain.
tances, several were mentioned b,
name, and one of them was said to-bt
intoxicated. Mr.. Finwall took advan,
tage Of the opportunity to take -four
or. five copies Of the contract form
from asdesk in h office Gin order K
satisfy myself" He added that h,
saw a good deal Of activity"
Pressed for details, Mr.. Ffnwal
said:
II saw men handing in their orders
they got some slips in return and thel
rushed to the bottling house for beer
mar in pantaloons at the door o
the bottling house handed out yer,
rapidly small sacks with stuff which
the men called for"
Known by Their Numbers.
In the morning of July 20, Mr.. Fin
wall was again at the brewery 70
about one hour. He returned in tn
afternoon and copied some more auto
mobile numbers, also making note o
the fact that a "160779 Mimi
came again and received a rathe
large sack.
Having meanwhile visited the stat
fair in this city, Mr.. Finwall ono
more came to the brewery about 7:3
in the evening. Shortly afterwar
Mr.. Watkins and MI. Gown arrive
and then the celebrated watermelo,
eating contest took place while tn
sleuths assiduously observed what wa
going on.
On that. evening Mr.. Finwall count
ed seventy automobiles going Fan,
coming to and from the brewery; an
he had copied as many Of their num
Ibers as he could.
The list. as MI. Finwall read it /
court, follows:
$3.50 N. D.; ss715 N. D.; 2oo54fN
D.j 3S72S N. b.; 19847, N. b.; 4117
n. D. 4(appearing twice that EVENING"
lss4s, n: D.; 1915 n; p; 1880
433305 Mimi; 30O71 N. D.; 28773 n
D.; 26s7s@N D.; ssoos N. b; 1893
Mimi; 1880 N. D.: 1921 N. d.
1880 Mimi; 1886 Nd; 52675tN
p; 1881 N. D.; 1881 N. D.; 47656 n
D.; 167,630 Mimi; 33243 N. D.; 4468
N d; 1880, N. D.; Abs N. D.: $50
n: p: 1880 N. D.; s211s N. D,
D.; 32137 N. D.; 47571 MINI; 5403
N. D.; 1925 N. D.; 48717 N. D.; 3706
N. D.; 1890 N. D.; 1892 N. D., an
again 15O779 MINI.
During the last hour of the morn
Ing session the witness related in de
tail the Stowe taxi incident, told b
former witnesses on the stand, and al
SO spoke Of some Of his observation
during a new visit to the brewery, Of
flee.
In the evening Of July 23, Mr.. Fir
wall had mounted bicycle and fo,
lowed two automobiles across tn
river to, Grand Forks after noting the
they had received sacks containin
what the witness believed ro ne bee
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