New-York tribune., 1875-01-16
THE OOURTS.

INTESTINE IMPORTING PUNISHED.
,r,u IUyIN sENrENCED TO THREE MONTHS M
rRrsoNMENr AND $4,000 F1NE-DIsPosAL or THE
sMUGGLED GOODS.
In the United States Circuit Court yester-
aav in moving sentence on Mile. Leouie Juvin' VINO
lc,dod guilty on Wednesday OF having smuggl"d INTO
chs mort costly silk dresses from Paris United states
strtctAttorney Bliss spoke substantially az follows
T Ia woman a French mliner. and there Is reason
o. beueve Z al she has been mere once hefure. Rnu
ssed goods free OF dntv ny means VI pretendeh con-
tract to appear actress Ht one oi our pTo"nen
thest,rs and Ly claiming that the dresses which she
brought part OF her stage warIro9e, .n,,ont
clear case OF commercial stnugs mug a. sue iu %
The goods be sold for Ctin T1ey we're oIoue,t' hr
orders. bat is not pr0Der TO dlvuSe te t bo~ they
fpew tnat the were smugged Tue goods nave nav
brrn seized condemned. Tley are worm AT least
s. 0o0, and therefore Tue iOss oi Ilo Eu L., IN Sor
eeen great has also been IN Ludlow street ia" Or
a mouth snd under all h circumstance this Is noS "a
case caiing for the severest punishment DO not not
tlink however. that the punishment should ne niiu
- a fiue mn mat snOuld sU0er additional impi son
ment and be made tu pay substantial nne' IL 'ha' De
done | think that jur,ice viii "e sHu>ned'
Mr. Joseph Bell OF counsel for Nile. Juvin, then said
thar Mr. Bliss had made far statement OF the case,
and tnat he agreed with everything he had said
Mile Juvin." continued Mr.. Bell. "was induced by
oersou weilknoWu IN the community 10 smuRgle the
dresses in the manner IN which they we're smugged
The name of that person do not now feel caeu upou
10 mention. Nile. Jdvin is the sole support OF her
parent, her business has been greatly injured II not
rusaed and she will have TO borrow money to pay her
ssssase back TO PARIS and commend her TO the mercy
sf the Court
Judge Benedict, addressing the prisoner saIa
among other things:
T,sis cnse OF deliberate smuggling for commercial
Pur1ps"S there reason tO suppose tnN IL i 10.
hr drt lme YOU have engaged in defrandluR tne
rrvcnu. The requires me to punish you IN such
manner that both aud hers will lie deferred lfoW
Imqsguug. You have pleaded guilty. and therrDY
uivrt he the expense or a trldL 4ndt
one ming circumstance. The customers you lOuuu
Tor goods led into great temptdIlon anu tue
eup:aIilr a person is subjected 10 should always DC
considered IN dealing with criminal In view, theh OF
bc~e things also IN view of what has been ssd ln
,0nr b, hall | shall not tufct upon You the extreme
,euat. law. The sentence Of the Court Is mat
Fuu c for three months, and that you pay
tine Of g. The mon tn you nave been In ia may Oe
lrdlctrI the term Of Imprisonment just luncIed
The "persou" referred tO by Mr.. Bell is "a we'll
tuown actress, and II sand that she has smuGged
Iresses As part OF her wardrobe, and then sold them
~ ladies uf wealth and fashion in this ctv. The pre-
anded Contract" referred TO by Mr. Bliss was TO
,ppear as an actress IN the Aimee opera troupe.
rne uresses smuggled Oy Nile Juvin have been con-
uemued and VII be sold 10 the women for whom
lhey we're smugsed. The following, It is said is to
ps tho manner VI the sale Each lady who com
ssssionet Nile JOuvn 10 procure goods for her viii
have some one at the CustOm-house auction to bid
en III for her. No person is expected TO bid against
these who are commissioned TO buy in the goods ana
Ee result will that the adles will get their dresses
much cheaper than Mile Juyn could have sold them
tven = sDe had succeeded IN getting them in free Of
dutT.