The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-03

Seven Men Arrestdd-Three Are @.
S. Witnesses.
What is said by prohibition agents
to be far-reaching Bookkeeping con-
spiracy, having it's headquarters in a
room at the Hotel Belyedere, Baiti-
more, was brought to light November
% by raid on the quarters of sever
al Of the alleged conspirators.
The raid was conducted by Inter
nal Revenue Inspector John A. Per-
son.
The four men released on bail for a
hearing before United States Com
missioner Supplee, on charges of vi
olating the Volstead law. are:
Charles Scandals, alias Charles
! O'Brien, of Harrisburg, Pa, said by
Inspector Person to be the leader Of
the organization. Scandals was a
dish washer and waiter in the Mary
land Lunch room, this city, several
years ago.
Benjamin Goldstein. alias Samuel
Goldstein, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa, for
mer produce merchant of that city.
Benjamin F. Fogle, alias Fogele,
alias Ehoff, formerly in the butter and
egg business in Philadelphia.
] Robert Wilkinson. colored, chauf-
feur, of Harrisburg, said by the prohi-
bition agents to be employed by a
Mrs Boyle of that place. Three are
held as Witnesses
Specific charges against the prin-
/ cipals are unlawfully withdrawing
] whisky from bonded warehouses on
] forged permits and unlawfully trans
porting and selling the whisky thus
obtained.
| Scandals, when arrested, had more
/ than $4,000 in his possession, of
/ which about Sc 600 was in checks,
! the agents said. According to the Of
ficers, the men had engaged two
rooms at the Belvedere, but used these
/ only for receiving orders. The Beive-
/ dere Management, it was said, had be-
come suspicious of their guests and
allowed the agents to take possession
of the rooms and co-operated with
them in bringing about the subse-
quent arrest of the men.
Mr. Person said that while his
agents were in the room a number Of
orders were received over the tele-
phone for the delivery of whisky.
Scandals, Mr. Person said. did not
seem worried much over his arrest at
first, although he was surprised great
ly at the visit to his room in the ho-
tel. He was in bed, Mr.. Person said,
and when told to get up and dress he
reached for his trousers, drew from a
pocket roll of bills, laid them on the
bed and said:
ffIf you stay in this room until go
down the elevator. whatever l. leave
behind you can keep"
"He seemed so sure l would do
this said Mr.. Person, that his real
surprise came only after my refusal
to do as he requested"
1t was Gofdstein, according to Mr..
Person, who attempted to bride De-
tective Kahler. Goldstein was CAP
tured in the barber shop. of the hotel
and taken up to the room of Scando-I
lis. Here, Mr.. Person said, GoIdstein
drew out a large roll of bills and
first offered 500. He is alleged to
have increased this to $500 before be-
coming convinced that the detective
would not he bribed This bride. Mr..
Person alleges, was offered in order
that Goldstein be allowed to destroy
a number of whisky certificates which
he had taken from his pocket and
torn in half before Detective Kahler
took them from him. Explaining the
alleged attempted bride, Goldstein is
said to have said he did not want to
implicate others in the predicament
he had got himself into.