New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
13 Indicted at
Newark i'm Rum
And Bribe Plot
Jersey Park Clerk Accused
by Postal Workers of Paw
ing Him $4,000 to Inter
cept Liquor Permit Letter
4 Ex-U. S. Agents Named
Day Picks Up Trail Leading
to NY. Postoffice: Drastic
Dry Office Shake-Up Due

rour former government EMPLOYEES
and nine others were indicted bv the
Federal Grand Jury in Newark N T
Yesterday. The blanket charge is con-
splracy to withdraw, transport and sell
liquor in violation of the Volstead 1aw
Among other charges are bribery of q
registered mail clerk and attempting to
tamper with the mails.
Coincident with the return of the
New Jersey indictments. Prohibition
Director Ralph A. Day admitted yester-
day afternoon that Irregularities CALL
ing Tor drastic reorganization inside
the New York prohibition offices had
been discovered among former en-
ployees. He said the trail of the inves-
tigation led to the postoffice. Because
of the recent 100000 postoffice truck
robbery postoffice inspectors are tax
ing deep interest in all cases of al
legged corruption of employees.
The Newark indictments were re-
turned against one city official, four
former government officials and cisht
other unnamed persons. The charge in
one indictment of bribery of mail
clerk in the registry division is the
one in which government officials are
taking the most interest. 1t is charged
by investigators in various prohibition
cases that mails have been tampered
with both in New York and in New
Jersey. This charge was made month
acr hvy ha A1% II,
Yellowley. Mr.. Yellowley and his spe-
cial assistant, Green Miller, now work
ing in New Jersey, collected much of
the evidence on which the charges be-
fore THE Federal grand juries in New
York and in New Jersey were made.
Indictments Made Public
The men indicted in Newark whose
names have been made public are:
Max L. Stegman, clerk in the Depart
ment of Parks and Public Property,
Newark, charged with bribing a clerk
in the registry division of the postoffice.
Louis G. Beekman, United States
deputy marshal, now under suspension,
charged with conspiracy.
James c. O'Neill, former agent of
the United States Department of Jus
tice, charged with conspiracy.
Thomas Feehan, former United
States deputy marshal, charged with
conspiracy.
William Winkleman, former United
States deputy internal revenue col
The alleged conspiracy is said to
have had wings spread in New York
and New Jersey, and much of the evil
dence was unearthed this side of the
Hudson River. A New York incident
in the alleged conspiracy was the ar
rest last Monday night by Chief Reve-
nue. Investigator Hugh McQuillan's
men of Alfred Troise, Lawrence Varelli,
James ISABELLA and John Thomaselli
The suspects were found in the act
of withdrawing 100 barrels of grain
alcohol from the Kentucky Distilleries
Washington Street, on an alleged
fraudulent liquor permit. The arrests
were made on information given by
Marcus l.. W. Norris, of Newark,
postoffice clerk in the registry divi-
sion, to whom bribe OF $4,000 is
charged to have been paid by Stegman.
1t now develops that Norris was acting
on advice of and in collaboration with
the United States District Attorneys
offices in both cities, and with investi-
gators.
The indictments resulted from an in
vestigation begun last August, when
Beekman was suspended on order from
Washington.
Said to Have Conveyed Runners
Witnesses are known to have testi-
fed that government agents rode on
trucks with rum runners and used
their government badges to protect the
alleged criminals from molestation by
other agents.
Charges are outlined in six indict-
ments, as follows: One indictment
charges conspiracy to violate the Vol
stead law; two indictments charge con-
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