Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-19
IS ON
STAND TODAY
Bootlegging Case Against
McInerney Makes Little
Progress.

! The Use against Johl II. Mc1n-
orders for beer in this state, is still
going on before a jury in the district
court. presided over by Judge Charles
NJ. Cooley. Little Roadway appears
to have been made as the technical
complications have been SO many as
to make rapid progress difficult.
When court convened this morning,
Joe Scott, a local drayman, Was put
on the witness stand as.the third wit
ness of the prosecution. The EXAM
%ination of the witness by Assistant
Attorney General Harry A. Bronson
was in full progress this afternoon,
and there vas nothing to indicate that
the crosS-cXamination may begin and
end today.
Scott Signed Order.
The Scott case was singled out for
trial a few days ago for the purpose
of showing hat the defendant, John
II. McIncrney, had, as it was alleged,
solicited orders in this state for beer
to be delivered from the East Grand
Forks Brewing company.
MIR. Scott while on the witness stand
said today that he had signed an orig
inal order for beer some time in No
vember, 1915, and hat he appended
his signature TO this particular order
in East Grand Forks. Subsequent
orders We're signed by him in North
Dakota and beer a brought to him
by Pat l%.iston. a driver for the brew
cry, in whose presence it appear the
orders were signed prior to the actual
delivery Of the beer.
1t is the states contention hat Pat
I%1iston, at the instigation of the de-
PENDANT caused Joe Scot to sign orders
for beer in violation of the laws of
North Dakota although there is moth
ing to indicate in the testimony offer
ed today that persuasion was used to
make Mr.. Scott sign beer orders.
Attorneys Clash Often.
AS in the preliminary hearing last
August. n in nearly all later pro-
ceedings in connection with the Nc
lnerney cases. it has been found diff
iicult to obtain a state of harmony be-
tween the assistant attorneys general,
prosecutors in the case. and Geo. A.
Bangs, counsel for the defense.
Time and again the court was APP
pealed to for rulings on objections
which as a rule were interposed by
MIR. Bangs. Sometimes the objections
were overruled, at other times they
were sustained.
At time this morning Mr.. Bangs
HNSGSAo1tS" lax 1911 VI ~ oSdkS :"
legal representatives to examine the
records. papers and books of the
brewery while depriving the defense
OF the opportunity to do so.
Mr.. Bronson waXed indignant and
Immediately asked the court to pro-
tect the prosecuting officers and the
dignity Of the state against the attacks
of Mr.. Bangs who. MIR. Bronson claim
ed, was "impugning the motives of the
prosecution before the jury
The court admonished the jury not
to pay any attention to the exchange
and added that he trusted either side
of this kind.
Miss Hamilton in Court.
Yesterday afternoon Helen Hamil-
ton was put on the witness stand for
the purpose Of testifying to the Gus
tody of the brewery records and pa
pers while in the possession of the
federal authorities. Miss Hamilton is
deputy clerk of the United States dis
trict court. ninth district. and had
charge of removing the records from
a vault in thiS city to the district
court room
Further arguments We're heard yes
terday afternoon with reference to
the admissibility of the records as
evidence.
1t was said this afternoon that when
the testimony of Joe Scott has been
finished the prosecution will call sew
eral other witnesses. Whether or not
the defense will offer any testimony
a not been established.