New Britain herald., 1926-03-16
ROUNDING UP MEN
 IN RUM SCANDAL
Govt, Agents Finding Some Al-
 ready in Prison

Cleveland, O., March 16 P)--The task of arresting 4l of the ll2 per- sons indicted here yesterday for al- legged conspiracy 10 violate the nn- tional prohibition laws developed today upon government operatives who have been sent to widely sep arated cities to take the defendants into custody. sixty-nine Of those named had been arrested before the indictment was returned and two are serving life sentences in prison on murder convictions.
 The incident connects 1G6 overt acts with an alleged bootleg alcohol lconspiracy. The allegations describe the handling of 75 carloads Of pure grain alcohol, recite the contents of telegrams used In the traffic. and deal with the exchange Of money between those named for alcohol, ipolice protection and for storage and moving of contraband liquor.
 Twenty-one men In St. Paul and Minneapolis remained to be taken into custody last night. Five Cleve- land men named in tho indictment had not been arrested and the fol- , lowing number were wanted to face charges in the indictment In the various cities: San Francisco and san Jose, four; Pittsburgh and Phil Iadclphia, three each; Chicago. two; Duluth, Detroit and Boston, one each.
 With the convcning of the feder- al grand jury on April 1, further in- vcstigation of the alleged conspiracy is to be pushed by District Attorney IA. F.. Bernstein. Fifty or sixty more persons vii be indicted as a result of the inquiry in April. Bern stein said, including residents Of New York, Baltimore. Scranton and McKeesport, Pa, Atlantic City, Mil Taukee, St. Louis and Cambridge Mass.
 In view Of expected further dc Iyelopments the trial date in all Likelihood will be set for late sum mer or early fall, according 10 tn, district attorney.
 Among those named In the indict. racnt yet to be apprehended are:
 Benjamin Fogcl, Benjamin anc David Gersonstein, Philadelphia three of the four alleged originatori of tho conspiracy charged in the in dictmnnt. Ben and Abe Coleman are the alleged conspirators nov serving life sentences in Minnesota state prison following their convic . ton for murder of an alleged hi iacker.
 The first step on the part of th government in running down thos indicted yesterday was taken b Thomas r.. Stone, former prohibition enforcement officer in Ohio. Michi gan and Indiana. Stone made raid on the plant of the Superlo Alcohol company, Cleveland, Angus ,13. 1895. This was followed by d. yelopmonts that hay" taken invest gators into many cities and place many men under indictment
 Suspicion developed when tho dis icoyery vas made that the Snperio jndustria alcohol people were sell ing alcohol about 15 cents galloI below market price. Books of IT company were in perfect order am q federal gaugcr. was 'prooflng' al the alcohol made there. Ston" va no. satisfied. He put a distiller' ,specialist in the plant unknown t' ',he operators. Two months later carload of grain alcohol was seize' ON its way 10 Chicago, billed 3 ''machinery." It was traced back [ the distillery here. From that tim on the federal prohibition official have continued their inquiries.
 Tn addition to the Superior Al cohol company the indictment re ,forred to the operation of two oth" manufacturing plants in Clevelan1 q rOm ring in MirNp3poliS and St