Evening star., 1923-10-23
MEANS ARRA|GNED
/ ON4 INDICTMENTS
Smiles as Writs Are Read and
Furnishes Bail Of
$4,000.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 23.-Gaston
B. Means, a former special agent OF
the bureau of investigation of the
federal Department Of Justice, yes
terday was arraigned on four indict-
ments charging use of the mails to
defraud and violation of the prohibi-
tion and internal revenue liquor laws
in the transfer of $4,000 cases and
10000 barrels OF whisky from IL
censed distilleries to bootleg cham
nels. He was also charged with
leading a conspiracy to bootleg the
liquor
Means once was acquitted of the
murder of wealthy Maude A. King of
Chicago. He figured in the famous
TO having been financial agent for
Capt. Karl Boy-ed, German naval at
tache in Washington in 1917; for
years he has been an investigator for
the Department of Justice and Will
liam ]. Burns.
With his secretary, Elmer w. Jar
necke, he was indicted by a federal
grand jury last week, the indictments
having remained sealed until Means
could be apprehended. When he ap-
I,t,ar peared before Federal Judge Knox
with counsel, he said: 81 hear you
want me- and was released on $4,000
bail. Jarnecke would appear tomor-
row, said Means attorney.
AT least ten persons are named in
the indictments as parties to the al
leged conspiracy, but will escape
prosecution. because they testified be-
fore the grand jury, federal attorneys
said
In the transfer of $4,000 cases and
1000 barrels of whisky from licensed
disttllerieS and government ware
houses to bootleg channels Means and
his secretary are charged with hav-
ing:
Used the mails to defraud bootleg
gers by promising to use his inf1u-
operative in getting liquor out of
bond for them
Conspired to violate the Volstead
act through the illegal transporta-
tion of liquor.
Conspired to defraud the govern
ment by removing bonded whisky
from federal warehouses without pay
ing revenues.
Conspired to defraud the govern
ment by removing vast quantities of
liquor from licensed distilleries to
places other than designated govern
ment warehouses;
Smiles mt Indictments.
Means smiled as the indictments
were read to him. Through his at
torney he Immediately pleaded NOT
guilty and asked that bail on all four
indictments be set at $4,000 instead
OF the $4,000 demanded by prose-
cutors. Judge Knox made IL SIS. 900
orering to give the prisoner until to-
morrow to produce the money.
Well put it up right now" said
Means
William Chilvers, of counsel for
Means, said his client stood ready to
submit to Congress for investigation
the result of a general investigation
ne had made into prohibition condi-
tlons in and around New York CITY
The Means investigation, he said, was
discontinued when it brought to light
the names of certain high officials
connected with the internal revenue
department"
Curiosity was aroused today by a
statement that Means had caused the
suppression of a German method Of
concentrating grain alcohol.
After Means had been indicted yes
tcrday, his attorney, William Chilvers,
issued statement which said:
Among the important matters in
vestigated in New York by Means
was the case of a German chemist s.
use of formula in connection with
the production of a concentrated ex-
tract of grain alcohol and artificial
havoring used in connection with
making Scotch. rye and bourbon 1t
was not only used in this connection,
but also with regular alcohol.
The information was obtained by
him and the production of concen-
trated extract of alcohol was imme-
dtately suppressed"