Evening star., 1924-02-11
SUSPENDED DEPUTY
MARSHALSBONDED
Four Appear Voluntarily in
Answer to Liquor Con-
spiracy Charge.

The second step in Washington s
latest liquor sensation. involving five
deputy United States marshals took
place today in the office OF United
States Comm issioner George II. Mac
donald, when four of the five ap-
peared voluntarily to answer charges
by Treasury agents of conspiracy to
violate the VolAead act. They were
released on $1,000 bond each.
The suspended deputies appearing
early this afternoon were John b
Newman. Earnest j. Weaver. Charles
II. Marshall and John ]. Clarkson
The fifth man, Patrick II. Barteman
was expected to appear later in the
day voluntarily.
Filed Dosble Complaint.
The charges against the suspended
federal officers are. contained in a
double complaint filed by q. II. Gold
ing and J. Robert Cox. agents OF the
special Intelligence aInit Of the inter
nal revenue bureau. They are iden-
ticai in wording. The reason for FL
ing the two lconpla ints was not made
clear before the commissioner this
morning.
Following the appearance of the
men and their making bond. it was
announced by the commissioner that
he would not at present set date
for the preliminary hearing. He
would consult, all parties concerned
he said, and announce the date later
Attorney APPEARS.
Appearing for the suspended officers
was Attorney l.. II. VanlOren, who 1:
associated with William e. Leahy oi
this city, who will handle, the case fol
the accused.
The complaint. which reads tn,
same on both documents bled against
the various marshals. charges viola
tion OF section 81 of the criminal code
Iof the United States and Of the Ma
|tional prohibition act. Section 81 |.
the conspiracy clause of the crimina
code.
The language of the complain,
alleged that these men "uld unlaw'
fully conspire together and with eacf
other to violate the National Pro-
hibition Act as amended, in that they
did transport, furnish, deliver, barter
sell, and possess intoxicating hQuor
all of the foregoing acts lteing done
in furtherance of said conspiracy.
Details Not Revealed.
Details of the charges against the
suspended officers were not revealed
today Representatives of the specla
intelligence unit which made the case
would not reveal further details.
The men are divided by the COM
plaint into two groups. The first in
cIudes suspended Deputy Harshals
Clarkson, Barteman and Weaver ant
othree other persons: Eugene Gibson
Ann Gibson and J. J. Mccarthy.
Who the two GibSonS and the Nc
Carthy mentioned i'll the comRa1n'
are was not explained today.
The other complaint names sLs
pended Officers Barteman, Marshal !
and Newman and also James j
Hunter, against whom a prohibitloT
case was recently made.
The men appeared before Commits
sioner Macdonald without the neoes
sity of arrest. IT was understood
that Marshal Snyder got in toalci
with the suspended men during tn
day and notified them they were tt
appear before the commissioners a
1 40 o'clock The delay in the ap
pearance Of Barteman WAS under
Stood to be due to the fact that the
marshals office had been unable tC
get d message to him. The o1hcl
DEPUTIES expressed confidence tha,
Barteman would show up later in th'
day.