The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-16
A Female SmuooIer Detected.

The N. Y. Herald says About q
month ago q man named Danial
0oldschmidt arrived at this port
from Germany on board Of the
steamship Oder, having In his pos
session considerable baggage which
in connection with some circumstau,
ces occurring on the voyage, arous-
ed the suspicion of the Custom
House authorities, and the baggage
was sizsd aud placed in the public
stores, where it now remains await
ing thorough examination. The
baggage had been claimed several
times since, but kept back for fur
ther developments. which have come
With moro than anticipated expec.
tation.
On the 12th inst, the steamer Ab
yssinia arrived at Jersey City. While
in quarantine. Gen. Nichols, Deputy
Surveyor. Mr.. William V. Log9ett,
one Of his aids, aud q number of
other inspectors, made an examina
ton of the pas ,engers list. which
revealed the fact that Mrs. Daniel
Goldschmidt was of tho number.
On prior Information received, n
sharp lookout was kept on the par-
ties and a. soon as the steamer was
moored to the dock Mrs. Margaret
G. Steele, one of the Oldest Of the
Custom House inspectresses, was
directed to take charge of Mrs. Gold,
schmidt and her companion
/ 1t making the usual declaration
required to he filed to the deputy
surveyor and his aids and sworn to
by tho passengers. Mrs. Goldschmidt
deposed that she had nothing duti-
able among her effects. She was
taken into the cabin. aud Mrs.
Steele, having her suspicious arous-
ed by the app larance of the lady, at
once surmised that theflling ont of the
bust was anything but natural. On
disrobing the lady passenger Mrs
Steele found valuables estimated to
be worth at least $4,000
Some more goods of similar im-
port were also found on Miss. G..
ldel. companion and nurse Of Mrs
Goldschmidt's two children. The
astonisliment of this laly at the
thorough search made of her person
by Mrs. Steele may be better i'm
agiuei than described, ani on her
report Inspector Leggett seized also
her trunks and hand baggage. This
consisted of nine pieces, which was
sent at once to the public stores and
yesterday afternoon turnel into tho
seizure room OF tho Custom House.
1t appears that Mr. Goldschnidt
had been in business at Mannheim
Duchy Of Baden, Bavaria. and fail
ed A very few davs before his
bankruptcy. it is alleged, he procur.
cd large stock Of valuable jewelry
and dimonds, as in the regular
course of business, and made away
with large portion thereof, before
coming to this country, and caused
his wife to follow him with the bal
ance in her possession, as above
described.
The creditors in Europe on learn.
ing of the flight of Goldschmidt in.
voked the aid of their government,
and on dispatches received here u
suit for an attachment Of the goods
was obtained from the courts for the
s2o, 900 worth of jewe!ry found on
the lady's person, and three bags
full. valued at $50, 900, which could
not be traced by tho State officers,
but are now in tue possession of the
United States Custom authorities.
Yesterday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Gale waited on Deputy Col
lector Phelps, aud exhibited the
documents he had in this case, but
as the United States Governm ent
has prior claim, the United States
Courts will have to decide upon tho