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Show i Distillers Arrested on Charge of Fraud LOUISVILLE. Jan. 20. R. E. Wa then, th-en, president and William Knebcl-kamp, Knebcl-kamp, general manager of R. E. Wath-en Wath-en company, Louisville distillers, surrendered sur-rendered to federal authorities on warrants charging an attempt to defraud de-fraud the government out of taxes on distilled spirits. Both were released Ion $2,000 bond for preliminary trial next week. Tho affidavits on which the war rants were based charge Wathen a principal, and Knebelkamp as acccs , sory illegally removed S.000 cases o. bottled in bond whisky tax-paid fo medicinal use, but sold It for beverag purposes, which requires an additiona The Wathen distillery, seized todaj with 35,000 barrels of whisky is tb oldest in the state. The Wathen stil was set up in 17SS. oo |