The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-10-09
RUM AGENT IN
!. RUNNER PLOT
U. S. CHARGES
Robert B. Leedy, Chief Federal
Agent in North Dakota, is
Arrested
CONFESSION IN so. OAK.
Man Caught at Sioux Falls Tells
Story duplicating North
Dakota Man
CONFESSION IN so. OAK.

Fargo, Oct. 9.-Subpoenaes were 70
be issued today in the United States
district court summoning Theodore
Musgjerd, former clerk in the federal
prohibition office in Fargo, and "E. O.
Hougan, late Of Fargo" to appear in
Fargo next week at the hearing of
Robert B. B. Leedy, prohibition group
chief for North Dakota, arrested last
evening on a commissioner warrant.
Leedy is prisoner in the Cass county
jail in lieu of $4,000 cash bail.
He is charged with two counts, con-
spiracy and violation of the national
prohibition act in transporting whis-
key from Fargo to Sioux Falls, S.
y.
Cries Fralne:up
Leedy claims that he is the vic.
tim of a deliberate frame-up on the
part of Musgjerd whom Leedy, while
prohibition chief at Sioux Falls, S. d.,
recommended for dismissal from the
service, he says, but who was given
another chance. Musgjerd was ar
rested in Sioux Falls last night where
he, was in possession of a motor car
load of Whiskey, according to adj
vices from that city. He told Sioux
Falls police that he had been COM
missiOned by Leedy to deliver the IL
Falls.
Paul D. Keller, of Minneapolis,
northwest divisional prohibition chief,
was advised by telephone last night
OF the arrest of Leedy and is on his
way to Fargo today.
According to information received
yesterday at the office of the United
States district attorney in Fargo,
Theodore Musgjerd, one of the men
who resigned few days ago from
the staff of prohibition officers. was
arrested Thursday at Sioux Falls.
having in his possession 125 quarts Of
Whiskey which he had brought to that
place Eom Fargo.
Musgjerd implicated Leady, who
was taken into custody as soon as d
telegram from the authorities in
South Dakota reached Fargo, Leadys
bail was fixed at $1,000, which he was
unable to furnish last evening. He was
rcmanded to the Cass county Jail.
Musgjerd maintained, it is said, that
Leady had ordered him to deliver the
cargo of whiskey in Sioux Falls.
A preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Philip Elliott
was set for 2 p. m Monday. 1t is un-
derstood the information against. Lea
dy charges him with transporting in
toxicating liquors in violation of the
federal statutes, and conspiracy with
Musgjerd to violate the federal law.
Leady was group chief at Sioux
Falls for nine months befores being
transferred to the Fargo district.
Leady was sitting in his. office In
the federal building yesterday after
noon when he was arrested He is
married. his wife also lives in Fargo.
TAKEN IN !. D.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 9.-Theo-
dore Musgjerd, formerly federal
prohibition agent here, who was ar
rested last night when he"Was found
to be in possession Of a motor car
load of whiskey, told local police that
he had been commissioned byR0bert
B. Leady, federal prohibition agent
for North Dakota, to deliver the IL
quOr to |. l.. McCoun, private de-
tcctiye,J Jof this city, who had assisted
Leady in several raids on "moonshin-
crs" in this state.
Leady was formerly federal pro-
hibition director for South Dakota
but had asked for a transfer to Kan
sas City, Mo-, shortly before he was
sent to Fargo. Musgjerd resigned
here late in July.