The New York herald., 1921-12-10
One City Employee of Newark
Also Named With Ten
Others.
HUGE GRAFT IS ALLEGED
Officials Said to Have Re-
ceived 50, 900 Each for Rid
ing on Booze Truck.

Four former United States officials
and an executive clerk in the Newark
Department OF Parks and Public Prop
erty, together with ten other persons.
were indicted yesterday by the Fed
eral Grand Jury in Newark on charges
alleging various conspiracies in viola
ton of the volstead act. There are
eight indictments against the fifteen
individuals, and some of those named
are mentioned in several of the in
dictments.
One indictment charges conspiracy
to sell liquor. Two others charge con-
spiracy to induce illegal transporra-
ton, and another charges that Louis
G. Beekman, Deputy United States
Marshal in Jersey City, now under
suspension, endeavored to influence
witnesses before the Grand Jury. A
fifth charges him with extortion and
receiving money as an employees OF
the Government, and the sixth charges
Beekman and others with receiving
money while posing in official ca
pacities that they did not fill. Beck
mans name appears in each Of these
six indictments.
There is a separate indictment against
Max l.. Stegman OF the Newark De-
partment Of Parks, charging him with
attempted bribery of clerk in the reg
istry office OF the Newark post office
in an effort to obtain registered mail
addressed to the New Jersey State Pro-
hibition Director and containing a large
number OF liquor withdrawal permits.
Another man Is named with him on q
supplementary indictment.
The others known to be indicted are:
William Winkelman, former Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue in the
Jersey City office.
Thomas Feehan. former Deputy
United States Marshal
James c. O'Neill, former agent OF the
Department of Justice. All are resi-
dents OF Jersey City. The names of
the other men indicted have not yet
been made public.
The Grand Jury's action was the re-
suit of an investigation which began
last August. II has been conducted by
NJ. c. Masterson, Special Assistant At
torney- General, who was sent from
Washington for that purpose. The in
vestigation covered many phases OF al
legged graft and crookedness. including
attempts to influence Grand Jurors by
the payment OF money and the obtain
ing of money for the purpose OF lnflu-
encing judges to give light sentences In
violations Of the Volstead act.
II was charged in the course OF the
inquiry that some of the officials named
yesterday received as much as $4,000 q
day for riding on loaded trucks which
were being used for the illegal trans
portation OF liquor. All that was re.
quired OF them was to fash their badges
In the event Of the truck being held ur
by the enforcement authorities.
II was also alleged that $500 was re-
ceived from man whose case, involv.
ing violation OF the liquor law, was he.
fore the Grand Jury on the representa-
tion that these officials would pay the
money TO the Grand Jury TO have the
case favorabIy disposed OF.
Beeknnan several years ago resigned
as a deputy marshal TO become messen.
ger for Judge Haight of the United
states District Court. later following
him TO Philadelphia when Judge Haght
was elevated TO the Circuit Court bench
One year ago Beekman was agair
named deputy marshal, In charge oi
the Jersey City office He was sus.
pended at the time the Federal Grand
Jury began it's Investigation.
II was stated by Government oficia'
yesterday that Beekman will be dis
missed just a. soon az copies Of the In.
dictments arc forwarded 70 washington