Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-01

an orange A keen eyed lady detective at
tached TO the department whispered to one of
our officers: Suppose you try that orange?
1t was done, and the man turned white with
rage and disappointment when among its
half emptied contents was found small
handful of the precious gems. In five min
utes more we would have lost him.
sit is one of the stories of the custom house,
though | do not vouch for its truth, that sew
eral years ago, among the passengers on
certain steamer was well known smuggler
who, it was reported had with him a large
amount in diamonds The information was
so much in detail as to indicate even the place
of their concealment. They were sewed up
along the heavy seams of his garments and
hidden in one of his boot heels When the
steamship arrived the officers were at the
dock. A passenger approaching, cautiously
whispered, I believe you are looking for
smugglern Yes We'll, there's one who
gave himself away on the voyage pointing
in the direction of handsomely dressed man
who seemed to be unusually nervous. A
moment mora and he vas struggling in the
hands of theoficers and desperately clutching
at the lapels OF his coat. It's no use, they
remarked, we know what you have and
where it is Better give it up and save
trouble Apparently crushed by the discov-
cry. the man quietly assisted in opening the
seams and produced the diamonds from
various portions OF his clothing Your
boots. pleasep This rather staggered him,
but he submitted with good grace, and one of
the heels being unscrewed another lot, though
smaller and less valuable than the first, were
found there.
The prisoner being released after the usual
formalitieS, the gems were taken to the Gus
tom house The appraiser. looking at them
for a moment there, pronounced the dla-
monds to be splendid article Of paste worth
about a quarter Of q dollar each. Those
officers lost no time in getting back 10 the
steamship. but the bird had flown They
learned. however, that he had gone TO the
Grand Central hotel Rushing thither in
hot haste and finding him quietly sitting IN his
room they demanded another examination.
He laughed and told them 70 so ahead They
stripped him 70 the skin. Ii Is needless TO say
that no more diamonds were found, but the
officers did discover on his back the marks OF
the biggest kind OF a sticking plaster, under
which had been concealed scores o. Jewels,
and 50 recently removed that they had left
their imprint upon his body. OF course
confederate had promptly taken them away,
and the officers were without recourse. II IS
not often that a ruse in all it. details Is 50
successfully planned and praoticed-
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as the mem inquired the writer.
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they escape the vigilance % the sea-cne-s a
their own sex, who, L they suspect 7T'''i-.
are merciless IN their examination Queer
stories a-e told Of the places in which contra
band goods have been found, and you would
be astonished az the number and bulk q artl-
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back hair, IN tas belt or necktle she wears, Il
tucks and bands in tie hollow al oTaceiess.
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ba on familiar terms; and as for her clothes,
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