Evening star., 1925-04-19
RUM PLOT CHARGED
TO WINFIELD JONES
Investigator for Revenue Bu-
reau Freed on Bond-His
Brother Also Accused.

Winfield Jones, local correspondent
of a Texas newspaper, unofficial in
vestigator" for the Bureau of Internal
Revenue and we'll known for his va
rious activities in the District, was ar
rested late yesterday afternoon by
special agents of the bureaus intelli-
gence unit on a charge of conspiring
to violate the prohibition act and re-
leased under $4,000 bond pending a
hearing.
The arrest was made when Jones
visited the Treasury Department to
confer with Elmer L. Trey, chief of
the Intelligence unit, regarding the
special work he had been doing for
the unit. A few hours previously
Neufieid Tong Jones, brother of Win
field. and former assistant prohibition
director of Georgia, had been arrested
in Atlanta on a similar charge.
Other Arrests Expected.
Both are charged generally with
"conspiring to commit an offense
against the United States" 1t is al
legged that they are and have been
for some time past the owners of the
Maryland Drug and Chemical Com
pany of Baltimore, and have diverted
for beverage purposes large quantities
of alcohol withdrawn ostensibly for
use in the manufacture of toilet prep
arations."
A number of other arrests OF alleged
co-conspirators are said to be in pros
pect. While admitting the case has
many ranifications. Mr.. Trey refused
last night to divulge details of the
alleged conspiracy, pending further
arrests of divers other persons" He
indicated there would be no other ar
rests in Washington.
When taken before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
following his arrest, Jones admitted
with his brother, Neufield, of the
Maryland Drug and Chemical Com.
pany, but declared he and his brother
had severed connection with the con.
cern last September. II don't know
anything more about this alleged con-
spiracy than you do" he told news
papermen.
Was Carrying Pistol.
At the time of his arrest, Jones
was carrying a gun. 1t was taken
away from him by the arresting of
flcers, Agents Golding and Cox. Jones
explained later that he had to have
the weapon in his Official work" but
Mr.. Trey announced he had not au
thoriZed him to go about armed In
pursuing special investigation work
for the intelligence unit. Just what
was the nature of the special work
referred to, Mr.. Trey refused to make
known.
The Revenue Bureau, in an official
statement made public following the
arrest, announced:
Both N T. and Winfield Jones
within the last year have co-operated
with the intelligence unit in several
of it's investigations. Circumstances in
connection with n recent case, how
ever, led to a suspicion that their ac
tivities were not wholly in the inter
ests of the Government. The result
was an investigation of their own af
fairs and connections, which led tC
their arrest today.
Record I'm Dry Unit.
I'm 1921 n. T. Jones entered the
prohibition unit and was appointed
head of the field force for the State oi
Georgia. Later he was promoted tc
| assistant director. He resigned ir
! 1922. In the same year he became
associated in New York City with 9
space to the disparagement of prohibi
| tion and enforcement methods.
THE subsequent activity of the
! Jones brothers in volunteering to aiC
| the intelligence unit in it's investiga
I tion of prohibition affairs led to the
! inquiry as to the motives which
prompted them.
| 1.-The answer was that it was partly
| in furtherance of move to have N
r. Jones appointed to high post ir
/ the prohibition unit
Arrested at Treasury.
| The warrant for Jones arrest wa:
sworn to Friday before Commissioner
! Turnage by Special Agent Golding
| It charges violation of section 81 o.
| the penal code, in that Winfield Jones
allegedly conspired with his brother
and divers other persons" to violat.
| the national prohibition act, section 4
paragraphs A, B, c, d, E and F. 1
is specified that those named ''agreee
| to manufacture and sell denaturec
alcohol otherwise than as an ingre
| dent of the articles authorized in thi.
| section, viz.,~ for use "in unlawful
manufacture of intoxicating liquor fl
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