The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13
The story of - broken Heart.

SEQUEL TO The FIRST SEIZURE OF SNUG
GLtD GOODS FROM 4 PHILADELPHIA MIL
LINER.
New York Wcrldl
The officers of the solZuIe.rOOm in the
custom house have been for several days
awaiting the return Of Mrs. Ray Gordon, a
Philadelpha millner, VITO arrived in this
civ Nv the steamer Brilannic on January
3lst. Sse had as baggage two trunks, two
boxes, and two hand-SaichelS. which were
nassed by Officer Hays. OF the custom
house squad, after Curs0ry examination.
Inspector Voight noticed that her hand
saicbels were not "chalkcd." and insisted
upon examining them. Finding In them a
paCk1ge Of ribbon and smother Of lace.
Noight sent the whole collection Of bag
gage to the sCiZurc-rO0m Ci the custom
house. Mrs. GOrcoE promised that she
Would come to the custOln.hOuSe In an
hours time. aud went to kruc@ers Hotel,
No. 397 West street, 10 get, - she said,
something to Cat aud short rest. Here
she said she wanted room AT once. she
was shown room. and frightened the pOr-
ter by eXclaiming, "Giye ne pair OF
>cl,Sors-quick. He declared he bad no
scissors, and she replied. Well, give me
ANYTHING HAT viii cul." Afraid that >he
was about 20 commit suicide, he went down
and informed the proprietor, who went
up himself. and being Informed by The
lady that she merely wished to rtarlan@e
her dress lent her the scissors. IN an hour
Mrs. Gordon came down stairs, returned
the scissors. and went 10 the cuStom.hOuSe.
Here mean time packages Of lace had be- n
found sewn INTO the Innings Of dre>>tS or
hidden in old shoes. On one undcrSarment
300 wards Of edgipg had been basted, ard
dresses were found lenglhwise with pieces
Of silk and velvet in the folds. The follow
Ing seizures were made: l0S yards silk, 1872
Yards ,ilk ribbon. 80 yards oi silk lace, 40
wards Of piece velvet. II yards Of velvet
embroidery, - yards OF wOlIcn dress gOod',
473 wards OF cotton cdglnes. 81 yards
of cotton lace. | lace handkerchief, |
lace shawl. 81 pieces OF bed embroidery,
- wards Of lace trimming, and 10 pack
ages Of artificial flowers. Mrs. Gordon did
not return 20 the hotel in West street, and
rs she had carried of The key Mr.. Kruger
became anxious, and on wednesday sent
for the police OF the tharlcS.Street precinct.
Detectives Flanagan and DilkS opened and
searched the room. Under the mattress OF
the bed they found 1898 yards OF pink and
brown silk. and red, black, bottle green,
pink, aud blue silk of very expensive
kind, suitable for millinery work, the whole
weighing thirty pounds. II was sewn to-
ecther in such way is 10 form an
interior peticoat, and the broad
lace straps were yet attached which
had passed over MI, Gordon's shoulders
and suspended the smuggled goods. The
goods were taken to the s.atOn-house, and
on that same evening an elderly m IN called
at the hotel and asked 70 be shown 10 the
room. He bad the key, but on some pre-
text was put eff. On the evening following,
the Sd instant, Mis-. GOldon herself came.
On reaching the room she at once fling
back the bed-clOhes, and finding nothing
sank into chair and cried, "Ths breaks
my heart -
1t is supposed that she has gone to Phil
odclDhIa.