Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-06-29
Custom-Hc1se smugglers

Custom-HCuse Smuggler
| la Very young infants and sna
children are used as Instrument
for smuggling. On one occasion
an immigrant family, man ant
wife, and two nearly grown-ul
daughters, presented themselves
They were very affable and easy
in their manners, and withon
much trouble to them, were pro
nounced call right : and while
the proper proceedings were ii
| progress for their dismissal one of
| the officers saw handsome little
boy standing alone, and struck by
his. attractive appearance, 'and'noi
knowing to whom he belonged be
spoke to the child, and attempted
to "skylark" with him. -
IL The officer was surprised to find
the child could not bend his body;
on examination it was found that
his clothing was quilted with val,
liable articles of silk manufac.
ture and silver spoons. The lit.
tie fellow belonged to the family
the members OF which had Just
been pronounced sail right"
b A gentlemanly looking but poor
clad passenger, from his intelligent
expression of face and agreeable
manners, was treatedwith marked
consideration The officers were
SO easily satisfied that he was
honest that they took no special
notice Of a. small slap CLOTH .
much worn, which was hanging
on his arm. A detective, at the
time "off duty" noticed a carriage
waiting for some person, and asked
the driver for whom it was in
tended, and Jehu pointed t6 the
passenger who was approaching
with tie lap-cloth, as usual. on
his arm. There was something
apparently inconsistent in having
a carriage for such a man. a su&
picion being excited, the officer
seized the lap. clo.ho3 On a criti-
cal search it was found to be lined
or padded with Brussels lace, that
sold at public auction for eleven
thousand dollars. ft" K
The TOOL smuggler is illustrated
by,a man, said to be from the
western part Of the State Of the
State Of New York, who got a
diamond worth sixteen thousand
dollars safely through withon..
paying the duties. 7i. y
This gem he sold for its full
value, and subsequently "bragged
of his smartness." The fact
came TO the knowledge of the
government and the proceeds of
the sale were confscated.
AS smugglers, women are more
successful than men. The COM
plications of their dress favor the
business. The modern "chignonp
was for a time a most excellent
depository for smuggled goods.
.AiwOnan is remembered who was
SO successfulthat she was constant
lya crossing the ocean for the pur-
pose, and in few years acquired
a handsome competency. 1t is a.
strange metamorphosis that these
Adventures sometimes undergo
when caught in'their work. Some
years since q very pretty woman,
remarkable; for full bust, broad
hips, aud pIethoric person general
ly presented herself for eXamiDa-
ton. She was very polite and
and came very near es-
gaping examination. But the fe-
male detective then employed at
Castle Garden no sooner put her
eyes on the rotund figure of tie
'sobject" under inspection than
she invited the party" to a pri-
vate interview. 1t was incredi-
BILE what a change was soon efec-
ted. Suffice it to say that the ap-
parently we'll fed and portly dame
1f few moments before, stripped
IF innumerable dry-goods, stepped
nto public gaze reduced to Won
lerful thin and rather skeletonized
Individual. AS there is no penal /,
y for smuggling on the person ex-
;ept forfeiture, she went sorrow
ully away. Our laws are even
more merciful than this; +; for all
foods thus seized can be redeemed,
hough confscated, by the pay
nent of an honestly made ap-
'raisement.--Harper'8 Magazine.
Columbus, Ca, gathered on the
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