New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

DIAMOND SPECULATORS IN TROUBLE.
ARREST OF A MAN FOR STEALING SUPPOSED SNUG
GLED SEMs-THE ALLEGED sMUGGLER CAP
TURED.
A young man named Charles Taylor, dla-
mOnd pecllator living in tins city, was arrested ~
Philadelphia on Monday morning on a warrant sworn
out by Jlmes r. Johnson residing at No. 223 MnDerry
ST. this city, for tho alleged THEFT OF 40 diamonds
valued at $1,000 According TO the statement upon
which the is based Taylor had been acung rs
an agent for Johnson the disposal OF certain goods
aud some time in August last had announced that nc
had customer large lot Of small diamonds, valued
by johnson at $1,000. Tie diamonds were piaced !"
TayOrs possession the same evening DOth persons
meeting saloon in Bieecker-sf. TO ar
range the bargain. Taylor under pretense of being
called away for few momcuis departed with the diT
rnonGs and not By Mr.. Johnson until his re-
cent arrest. The Secret Bureau in Beeckers
received information that the diamonds had been
smuggled. and DIR. HeicbhOt, Special Agent OF tho
Treasury Department, was detailed 10 Investigate IT,
He accompanied the OF! who served tle warrant on
Taylor and present when the arrest was mace
Taylor, when informed OF the nature OF the charges
against him, exclaimed immediately, Why. they are
smuggled goods anyhow" He then volunteered
to make affidavit against Johns'n' ana
coming on to New-YOrk taken To the secret
Service Bureau In Bieecker-st. on MohuAy
night for that purpose. woman with whom he hAu
been living named May Sheppard also volunteered 70
make such an affidavit regarding Johnson and the two
an iavts were made. They state that according TO the
personal knowledge OF depOnents, James johnson mas
several months engaged ia the sale OF Snug
gled goods and chat he received Time In August
last following goods which they knew MAJ W'h
smuggcd: Jewery OF various desgus valued az tltOOO
a lot OF small diamonds "a double hand AZ l. open
faced lgd lever gold watches lot OF scashn coats
and sacks, diamond rings, lot or l.deS' luF-
~ hrclla Il satin -krs, u genttneus cOats, sew
eral pieces Uf brOldcOtn, and Other articles.
Wuea Taylor confronted by JOahsOn, ne mlde
threats OF having the latter convicted Or sm1<nS ana
pariey ensued. which. the special agent thinks. VIII
result IN Il compromise be, tne tNO men ia Orer 10
rpsciie smuggrd property frOm the hands tr thc
Ualed states agents. Under the recent act OF COG-
gre>s for the detection Of smuggling 10 Is necessary
before "a smukgler can be convicted that the goods
actually SNUG ,cd shall be produced, dnl evidence
SHOWN that they were unawfulv passed. through Tue
,ustOmhOuse specific iav and ~ specific vessel
The special agent, therefore, found himself baked ny
the pro 1pert c0mprJmiSe between thc two meI he
conveyed Taylor Police Headquarters yesterday, aul
he taken during the day 10 IOms Police court
ny Detective Heidelberg VI the Cc1Crl Ocewhen Jus-
ice Murray committed to the IOulDs 10 await
exauiIatlon Johns N not appearing 20 prosecute .
Iai lOr's person found two cluster rose da-
monds, wuIcl he admitted were part or those ne was
charged NItG stealing Tie remainder or tine diamonds
had been disposed Of. Tln SPECIAL .nts are unable on
the evidence obtained 10 prosecute Johnson Oht
D.. Hechaold -avs TINT ewcler on BrOadway GJd al
mittrd receiving 500 wJrn Of diamonds from johnson
winch lad s.uugsed, AMI the Doctor IS confident
that johnson 80 a profess Onal smug-lsr.