Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-10

CASE UP IN
U.S.. COURT
Three Men Held For Alleged
Transportation Of Liquor
From Fargo.
(Herald Special Service. )

r8TSo, N. L., 0a4fcn 1O.-Tne. gov
ssnmsnfs esnsg'recy case ass,nst
group chief u Fargo E. o. Hausen.
proprietor OF Z. hotel in ,MoorhAad,. and
Theodore Aulgjerd, former clerk ia
the group chiefs Office, was called in
U. 8. district court today.
a. The defendants are charged under
section 81 Of the criminal penal code
with conspirtng to transport 40
chiefs office in Fargo to Sioux Falls,
South Dakota. The indictments. re-
turned by the federal grand jury, nj
legged the crime was committed 5on
Oct. g., 1929. 500
The jury was selected at 11:1e q.
m. Five Of its personnel are bankers.
The jury comprises G. H. Newberry,
banker carrtnston; Richard TenborE,
register Of deeds of Foster county, Car
rinston; L. r. Putnam. lumberman,
Darlington; Harry Petrie. Linton;
Theodore A. Marquardt. banker, Coop
erstown; Finley Baker, banker, Bis
marck; F. NJ. Weber, banker. Forbes;
j. A. Dart, farmer. Denbigh; c. Sever
son, garage man.. Jamestown; J. III.
Elliott. Grandin; v. T. Ryan, insurance
man, Bismarck. and Hugo Kraut-
kraemer, banker, Hapkinson.
Assisting M. A.. fildreth. United
States district attorney, in prosecution
is Judge H. L. Nuchols Of Mandan,
assistant United States district attor-
ney. The government announced that
the first witness to be called will be
the defendant, Theodore Musg1erd.
who since his arrest in Sioux Falls,
S. D., last October, has been a prison
er in the Cass county Jail in default Of
bail. Because of the late hour. the
court announced that recess would be
taken until 2 p. m.
Robert B. Leady, former prohibition
group chief, is represented by Judge
w. H. Barnett, Of Fargo, who early to-
day engaged in legal repartee with the
jury. ="
e. o. Haugan of Moorhead has en-
gagged the services of Attorney Francis
c. Murphy of Minot, and Theodore
Musgjerd. former clerk, has secured
Claire Brickner, Fargo attorney.
An Important Case.
In his statement OF the case to the
jury, the United States district attor-
ney said the action was one Of the
most important processes ever brought
to trial in federal court for the dis
trict of North Dakota.
He said the government win estab-
lish that Leady held the position OF
federal group chief in the Fargo office.
likewise was in the employ Of the
government as federal officer for in
vestigatfon Of the national prohibition
law. and would also attempt to prove
that Haugen made an agreement and
entered into the conspiracy with Lea
dy and Musgjerd to transport the
liquor from North Dakota to South
Dakota.
The prosecuting attorney said the
government would attempt to estab-
lish that l20 quarts Of liquor were
taken from the group chiefs office in
Fargo and sold and delivered to five
or seven persons whose names appear
ed on envelopes which Leady furnish
ed Musgjerd to carry out the 'crimin-
al enterprise"
He said the government would show
through introduction Of evidence, both
declarative and circumsanttal,. ;. that
e. o. Haugen carried q cargo Of liquor
from Fargo to Sioux Falls. South Da-
kota. to be delivered to persons a. or
dered by Leady.s