The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
SEES
RUM KINGS
WIFE WEEP
SobS of Mrs. RemuS Provide
Thrills as Alleged Partlcl-
pants in Gigantic Booze
Ring Go on Trial Before
Federal Judge.

Sobs Of an attractive, richly
gowned and fur-coated woman
provided thrills in Federal
Court today as 2S per-
sons went on trial charged with
operating a gigantic st. Louis
Indianapolis booze ring.
The woman was Mrs. George Re-
mus, one OF the defendants and
estranged wife OF George Remus,
Cincinnati, Ohio, multi-millionaire
bootleg king" Remus Is expected
to be the star Government witness to
prove an alleged plot 10 flood Indi-
ana and eastern states with bonded
liquor which centers around the sub
stitution OF water for 500 barrels Of
whisky in the Jack Daniel distillery
in st. Louis.
Before the unexpected guilty pleas,
Mrs. Remus had been composed and
tranquil. She was escorted from
the courtroom, but regained her COM
posure and returned. Until court ad-
journed at 1890 she was extremely
nervous.
Remus Not In Court
Remus, was not in court, but is
in indianapolis, 1t was said.
Thirty-nine persons were indicted
by the Federal grand jury here on
tba 1{npor oo0anirocxy chovorao ht,f
only thirty-one appeared for trial.
Judge Baltzell ordered the three who
pleaded guilty be kept under juris-
diction until end of the trial
Court adjourned as prospective
jurors were being examined. Homer
Elliott, former United States district
attorney, was in charge for the de-
fense.
Those not appearing in court in-
cluded: Fred Essen, st. Louis poll
tician, who Is I'll; Lem Motlow, T. A.
Heffernan, Thomas J. McAuliffe.
Leonard Stone, Frank Hoffman and
H. L. Dahlman. They will go on
trial later.
John B. Marshall, special attorney
general. and his assistant, Russell
Moritz from Washington, will direct
the government prosecution in CO.
operation with United States District
Attorney Albert Ward and his assist
ants, Alexander Cavins and william
Mitchell. About forty witnesses have
been subpoenaed, 1t was said. The
trial is expected to last about week.
Transferred Hero
The case was transferred here
from st. Louis on an overt act, said
to have been committed in Indiana
Dec. Is, 1928. George Snider, then
Marion County sheriff, arrested Ben
Doncaster and "Jew" John Marcus
after a two-mile chase on the No
tional Rd. west of Indianapolis. Two
barrels of booze were found in the
car, according to Snlder. The booze,
it is alleged, came from st. Louis.
Several of the defendants are from
Cincinnati, Ohio, near whore Remus
operated Death Valley" farm as a
distillery and whisky bartering place.
The farm was cleaned up by Bert
Morgan, former Indiana prohibition
director. Remus was convicted and
sent to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
where he served a two year sem
tence.
DarrOw to Como
Daniel Levy, Philadelphia with
Fred c. Minte, Philadelphia, facing
charges of using the mails to de-
fraud, changed his plea OF mot
guilty" to guilty" Eph Inman.
Levy's attorney. asked that sentence
be delayed until Wednesday, when
Clarence Darrow, famous Chicago
criminal lawyer, and co-counsel for
Levy, can be in court.
Levy and Minte are alleged to
have operated an oil stock fraud at
Gary, Ind. Minte's case is set later.