Evening star., 1925-09-25
TWO YEARS GIVEN
JONES BROTHERS
Convicted Of Conspiracy in
Alcohol Diversion Through
Drug Firm.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 25.-
Convicted of conspiracy to divert
alcohol withdrawn from the Govern
ment for use in the manufacture of
toilet articles and drugs, Nufeld
Jones and his brother, Winfield
Jones, the latter a former Washing
ton newspaper man, were sentenced
with six other defendants this morn
ing. Their indictment followed
raid on the Maryland Drug and
Chemical Co. plant here last March.
The Joneses received two years
each in the Atlanta penitentiary, NJ.
H. Caro- was given Is months and
Isador Glasser. Simon kelner. VIII
liam Cohen. j. E. Baker and Charles
Ba Ser, brothers. one year and a day
each. The prisoners had nothing to
say when sentence was imposed. A
motion for a new trial and arrest OF
judgment was overruled and the men
were remanded to the custody of the
United States marshal.
Court Scores Joneses.
THE guilt of Neufield T. Jones and
Winfield Jones, in the opinion of the
court; IS greatest of all the defend
ants" said Judge Morris A. Soper.
Not only have they violated the Fed
eral statute against the use OF alco-
hol for beverage purposes, but have
coupled with it treachery to the GOV
ernment which you were supposed to
serve. You have been false to the
Government and false to your friends.
The penalty In the case of the Jones
brothers was the maximum.
Caro- was proprietor of the caro-
F'lavoring Co., 610 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Washington. Glasser and kel-
ner both lived in Washington. Cohen
and the Baker brothers recently plead
ed guilty ,.,oa.o ns
Kelner to the mercy of the court,
Judge Soper continued, land the dis
trict attorney has asked leniency for
the other defendants who pleaded
guilty and aided the Government in
it's prosecution of the case, both of
which pleas have been considered by
the court.
Counsel Pleads for Caro-.
Previous to passing sentence. Rob-
ert H. Mcneil of Washington, counsel
for Caro-, made a strong plea for his
client, stating that Caro- was a man
50 years old. had been in business for
80 years and this was the first charge
that had ever been made against him,
asking the court to have mercy in
imposing sentence on account of his
wife and two small children.
Mcneil also made a plea for Glas-
ser and kelner, citing that the former
had a wife and five children of which
he was the sole support and that kel-
ner had a wife and several children.
Attorney Neale of Washington closed
with u strong plea for the Jones in
which he cited the fact that Winfield
Jones had a wife and three children
and that a number of the highest
class citizens had gone all the way
from Atlanta to testify to the good
character and reputation of both the
JoneSes.
Sentence followed the refusal of
Judge Soper to grant a new trial
asked by defense counsel and brought
to a close one of the most sensational
trials ever held in United States Court
here involving violation of the Ma
tional prohibition laws.
Forming of New Company.
The case grew out of the opening of
the Maryland Drug and Chemical Co.
of Baltimore after the original alco
hol withdrawal permit issued to Will
liam Cohen under the name of the
Standard Drug Co had been revoked
and the Jones brothers formed new
company with Caro-, Chaser and kel-
ner as stockholders and part owners.
Cohen was employed as manager and
the Bakers as assistant managers
The business was started in August
1924, and continued until March Z,
when Agents Leo Woodward and
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