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Officials Among Group In dicted on Charge of $1, 800 000 Conspiracy. By the Associated Press ST. LOUIS. November 2. —United States Attorney Curry today made public the names of 3% persons, in cluding prominent officials and politi cians in St. Louis, Indianapolis wend Cincinnati, who were indicted at In dianapolis Saturday by 2 Federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy in the $1,800,000 Jack Daniel whisky withdrawal plot Included in the 1st was Iugene Remus, wife of the former Cincinnati bootlegger, who has become estranged from him since his recent release from the Atlanta penitentiary. Kemus, who testified before the grand jury, was not indicted. Tax Collector Indicted. Others indicted include: Arnold J. Hellmich, collector of internal revenue for the eastern Missouri district; Nat Goldstein, former circuit clerk of St. Louis and one of the partici pants in distribution of the Lowden campaign fund of 1920. Fred Essen, former Representative and present St. Louis County Repub lican leader. Michael J. Kinney of St. Louis, a State Senator and Democratic leader. William J. Kinney, brother of the State Senator and former deputy un der Collector Hellmich, and ganger at the Daniel warehouse here during the time when conspirators are alleged to have been ‘‘milking” the barrels there. Distiller Accused. Lem Motlow, wealthy Tennessee distiller, who shot and killed a Pull man conductor on one of his trips here but was acquitted of a charge of murder. Tom Heffernan, an associate of Mot low in ownership of the whisky and one of the alleged participants in its sale to a syndicate backed by Remus. Henry L. Dahlman, the third part ner in ownership of the liquor prior to its sale. John Marcus, former convict, who was arrested in Indianapolis on Christmas eve, 1923, with an automo bile load of Jack Daniel whisky. Don H. Robinson, Thomas J. Mc Auliffe, Thoms F. Metafferty, Leon ard Stone and Howard Meininger, named by Remit, as purchasers of the whisky for £ 125,000 from Motlow and associates. Michael J. Whalen, Democratic city committeeman and former alderman here. Seven Acts Alleged. Tony Foley, notorious St. Louis County gambler and former convict. Daniel O'Neil and Harry Levin, former St. Louis County deputy con stables, Morris Multin, former St. Louis whisky dealer, and his brothers, Isa dore Multin and Sidney Multin, John Connors, John Gehran, Mrs. Ada Gehran, George R. Landon, Ed ward J. O'Hare, William Wacking, Robert FE. Walker, August Walker, Clifford Sampson, Carlisle Sampson, Frank Hoffman, Bernard Brink, George Hollis, Henry Stratton, Ben Doncaster, Richard Fitzgibbon and a man named Houlihan, first name un known to the grand jurors. Twenty-two of those indicted were from St. Louis or vicinity. District Attorney Curry said capiuses would be issued at once, not only here but at Cincinnati and Nash ville, Tenn., and the defendants would be brought in to make bonds, rang ing from $2,500 to $19,000 for appear ance in Federal court at Indianapolis Saturday at 10 a.m. The indictment specifically charges conspiracy to violate the Volstead act and sets forth seven alleged overt nets, including transportation of some of the whisky to Indianapolis, cul minating in the arrest there of Marcus. His arrest brought the venue in the case in Indianapolis.
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Evening Star
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Mon, Nov 02, 1925
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