The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
GUS S|MONS
WAS HIS
NEMESIS
WhIskey Ring Brought To
Light By Arrest Made
in Hammond
ESPECIAL TO The rImEsI

| : - W May l1-George
Remus' Chicago lawyer. is today
under sentence to serve two years
IN the federal penitentiary at At
ianta following his conviction by
jury in the federal court of con-
spiracy TO violate the voIstead act
The conviction OF Remus marks
the close Of months of activity on
the part of federal officials since
the existence of the big whiskey
ring centering in Cincinnati was
brought to light with the arrest of
Pat Gallagher by police OF Ham
mond, Ind. September 2s.
PICKED Up BY sIMoNs
Gallagher had previously been
picked up by G.. J. Simons, then
chief Of Northern Indiana prohibi-
ton enforcement agents. On this
second trip. Gallagher and Henry
George, with a load of Squibbs
whiskey. were held up BY a freight
train on one of Hammond's princi-
pal streets. Two plain clothes men
of the police force, Warner and
Carlson. made the arrests.
Chief Simons was later able to
trace Gallagher's connection with
the whiskey ring at Cincinnati.
Working with Director Bert Morgan
| of Indiana. evidence was obtained
which later resulted in the big raid
| on storage centers of the ring near
| Cincinnati This was conducted un-
der the personal direction Of Com
missioner Haynes of Washington.
TRIAL LASTED A WEEK
| The trial of Remus and his thir-
teen co-defendants required a whole
week. including two night sessions
| of the court.
| The thirteen men convicted with
| Remus were also sentenced late last
night by Judge Peck to terms rang
| ing from ore to two years. Fines
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 ac-
| companied the prison sentences.
The case of Mr.. Remus and his
thirteen co-defesdants dealt with
| Withdrawals of large quantities of
| liquor from federal warehouses on
| forged permits and the sale, trans
portation and distribution OF such
liquor.
Remus was said by the govern
ment to have made more than s4.-
| 100000 through his alleged illegal
| operations during the last three
| years These transactions are said
to have included the purchase OF
several distilleries.
| oyERRULES THE MOTION
When the government attorneys
| announced that their evidence was
| completed, the defense requested the
dismissal of all defendants. Judge
John Weld Peck overruled the mo-
ton and the defense Immediately
placed its first witness. Harry Gar
dewing, one of the defendants, on
the stand, without having made the
usual opening statement to the jury
of what it expected 70 prove,
Gardening. who formerly was SUI
| perintendent of the bottling depart
ment of the w. D. squibb distillery.
at Iawrenceburg. Ind. was on the
stand for the entire afternoon ses-
sion. He was questioned for nearly
four hours. most Of which was TAX
en- up in his cross-examination by
the government attorneys.
Gardening denied. on direct ex-
animation. the charges made in the
Indictment against him and the otn-
er defendants and detailed his con-
nection with the liquor business
from 1904 until after the S9uibb dis
tfllery was closed down last fall.
He testified that he saw every
shipment that left the Squibb dis
tilIery during his supervision OF the
bottling department had been on
the proper permits and verifcations
and. that all record handled by him
had been kept regularly. Garde-
wing said he had known somc OF
the other defendants for several
wears, but had met others OF them
for the first time when he entered
the courtroom for the trial and was
introduced to them.
In its closing testimony the gov
ernment developed. through George I
I. Winkler. prohibition depart
ment group chief in Indiana, that
caorge f. Remus and John Gehrum.
TWO of the defendants, had met him 4
in indiana this year and offered 70
n,al,e il worth while" for him 20
helm get liquor across the state OF I
Indiana from a Louisville distitlerF. {
The government also introduced Z
testimony of Dan Moore. BEDFORD
Ind. another director of the state
regarding a reported attempt to
hribe Morgan by John Gehrum and
rlAm Herbes, two OF the defend
ants.
Gardening testified that he was
with the Edgewood Company prior
10 the sale of that business in Feb
.aoa to tha nav owners and
reroained with the company for ten
DAYS under the new ownership. rae
later accepted an offer OF Glenn
Herbes. another defendant 10 'aN
charge of the bottling department.
at the Squibb distillery'
Gardening testified that he kept
his papers and FLED them reEuiary'
as REQUIRED by the laws. and wnlie
az the souibb distillery paid slso'ovu
To the government for withora"als
from that distillery-
Copies of the Cincinnati Post re-
ceived in Hammond today carry pen
sketches of G. J. Simons. former
chief Of prohibition agents Of Nor
thern Indiana He is characterized
as .Remus Foe referring to the
conviction yesterday Of the former
Chicago attorney.
One of the articles follows:
Credit is accorded In government d
circles to Gustav J. Simons, general
L. S. prohibition agent. Chicago. for
much Of the evidence given in fed
eral court in trial of George lasmus s
and 1S -odefendants on charge OF
conspiring to violate the prohibition