Evening star., 1925-11-02
50 ARE ACCUSED
IN BIG LIQUOR PLOT
Officials Among Group In
dicted on Charge of ST.
300 600 Conspiracy.
BY the Associated Press

! BY the Associated Press
i ST. LOUIS. November TIM ed
! states Attorney Curry today made
| public the names Of 80 persons. in.
Guiding prominent officials and pollti
clans in St Louis. Indianapolis and
! Cincinnati, who were indicted at In
dianapolis Saturday by !; Federal
grand jury on u charge OF conspiracy
in the S1.s00 900 Jack Daniel whisky
withdrawal plot
Included in the list WAS lmogene
Remus. wife OF the former Cincinnati
| bootlegger, who has become estranged
from him since his recent relea Sc from
| the Atlanta penitentiary. Remus. who
testified before the grand jury, was
not indicted.
Tax Collector Indicted.
Others indicted include: Arnold J.
Hellmich, collector of internal revenue
for the eastern Missouri district
Nat Goldstein, former circuit clerk
of st. Louis and one Of the partici
pants in distribution OF the Lowdep
campaign fund OF 1920.
Fred Essen. former Representative
and present ST. Louis County Repub
lican leader.
Michael ]. Kinney of St. Louis. a
State Senator and Democratic leader
William J. Kinney, brother of the
State Senator and former deputy un-
der Collector Hellmich. and sauger at
the Daniel warehouse here during the
time when conspirators are alleged
to have been milking" the barrels
there.
Distiller Accused.
Lem Motlow. wealthy Tennessee
distiller, who shot and killed a Pull
man conductor on one of his trips here
but was acquitted of d charge of
murder.
Tom Heffernan, an associate of Mot
low in ownership of the whisky and
one of the alleged participants in its
sale to a syndicate backed by Remus.
Henry L. Dahlman, the third part
ner in ownership of the liquor prior
to it's sale.
John Marcus, former convict, who
was arrested in indianapolis on
Christmas eve, 1923. with an automo-
bile load of Jack Daniel whisky.
Don II. Robinson. Thomas j. Nc
Auliffe. Thomls +. McCafferty. Leon
ard Stone and E,du"rd Meininger
named by Remus rs purchasers of the
whisky for 1925 900 from Motlow and
associates.
Michael J. Whalen, Democratic city
here.
Seven Acts Alleged.
Tony" Foley. notorious st. Louis
County gambler and former convict.
Daniel ONeil and Harry Levin,
former St. Louis County deputy con-
stables.
Morris Muffin, former st. Louis
whisky dealer, and his brothers, Isa-
dore Muffin and Sidney Muffin.
John Connors, John Gehrun, Mrs.
Ada Gehrun, George r. Landon, Ed.
ward ]. O'Hare. William Lucking,
Robert z. Walker, August Walker,
clifford Sampson. Carlisle Sampson,
Frank Hoffman. Bernard Brink,
George Hollis, Henry Stratton, Ben
Doncaster. Richard F'itzgibbon and
man named Houlihan, first name un-
known to the grand jurors.
Twenty-Five of those indicted were
from ST. Louis or vicinity.
District Attorney Curry said
capiases would be issued at once. not
only here but at Cincinnati and Nash
VILE, Tenn, and the defendants would
I've brought in to make bonds. rang
ing from s. 500 to $4,000 for appear
ance in Federal court at Indianapolis
Saturday at 10 am.
The Indictment specifically charges
conspiracy to violate the Nolstead act
and sets forth seven alleged overt
acts. including transportation of some
of the whisky to indianapolis, cul-
minating in the arrest there of
Marcus. His arrest brought the
venue in the case in Indianapolis.