New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12

MANY PEOPLE SUCCEED IN EVADING THE LAW
III SPITE. CONSTANT WNTCIlrl'LNISS.

III SPITE CONSTANT WNTC IFlINISS.
Ia spite Of the vigilance Of customs inspectors, and
the almost perfect working Of the secret srrv,rc
smuggling is continually carried and III some
degree. and for ingenuity ways that dark and
tricks not always VAIN the >nusgcr J. an adept
steamers from south America and the West Indies
AID tIamp steamers trInc III '.lar>. hqu"r, and a
great variety of m"rclai,d~" not "n the vessels
manifest. which finally gets the market without
liin; tribute Ia the Government. and probably n"N"r
ecLt transatlantic liner arrived ~ this port t'Li'
dd not bring ,ornr c".i- wlrh >mueri'"!
through IA" rr, cut ,.,>r> ri sIuirg,'d ENGLISH
rloiIng on Liverpool steamer. when III" fact wa>
brought 10 hru that f.: YEAR London tail"r- hat
been cvading American duti"> Will give s"ir' id",
q! What may >iill b" gong oh nudctcct"d
The ingenuity vt thr >murglcr j. sn'a'. some
wear, ago When the large oNcr n-rd i Landing
place Tot cabin Passengers. a Custom Hons" officer
orr day stepped up I" re- pc, tahl" APPEARING. w"
dressed wUniin who with her husband. va standing
waiting 10 have her luggage examined. and requested
her presence III the searching room. She carried u
mail travelling ba- in Ter hand. and lac made her
biIuc that along too. She Of course indignant
and her husband uttered all o: ,i!cats against
the officer for hat he driouIIced thu outrage.
Eat the officer calmly OPENED the has and took
thereilon a soap boA and from tie soap box a cake
Of soap. The Cakc Of Soap had been used and lophrd
Ike any other innocent piece o. toilet soap. But
when IN" "n,ccr cut II IL two with hi> KNIFE net
Of sparkling diamond, Of great hcai'y and wall" va,
ci.',",.d IA H. in,,r,uf How NE customs officer
hii"W iaat thLi travelling hag and That cake
60, soap m',teIv. bat no doubt ,u,'"pthlr Of
ca-y solution If all a." tact H. we're
hnUwn. The secret service hd> ~ agent "N"isW Ter"
and the great trouble with W"im"n smnrg!"- l. that
they viii talk. especially When they haN" lat upon
some particularly ingenious plan fOr Smasginr.
sometimes porly viii eater the ,cili" room
10 emerge thcIt!Vm greatly eHiac!at"d. bat "aIire
ind i,r,, ,ftt,tt 49, vain. A., s Lace
The >uUh,,Iaths of s''ui.r;- from The W.,t irdi"
have been hru"u ."tc,al o', a-ipl, to !l"d np
many hundred dollar worth Of Cgai>. IN fa'i. Ia"
,Iuokestack j. 4 fa'orItc place for hiding -mIec!rd
goods. 1hi> sort u .nl.giIl.. l. done hs the &c"
who VOL. under ID" dolhl' disadvantage raj"
Of havln, - 'Vad" the wattllfll ives Of h,ih ~"
officer, 81 the steamer and ia" customs officer. ono"
dead h"!>r hparcd np on tie hcdh at trnr' i-lad.
Wcii p""pic went 10 icin"'" the 'ai'a>~ uc\ i"'nd
that the iu">urs had bee" removed and VI" In'"iIUr
ri IL" dead animal rild wI'h IiaNauI '.gu> lAo
'aItas, and H. 'ar," lad pi"tal, bc"u tlroNu
board i,un ,'rain-! and ~" Confederate. Nh"
we're Ia have ioNcd Tie afe"-N .h"'" ~ ."i." ="
,ludch place had n-~rA ,onLc'!pr. Ihr"N ins ilDnr-
overheard when liz" v-,rl AINr~ ~ uI.' - be-
pc LTi np N boat from ."r" j. '"huIpi practice.
lie writer Wa Ol.," be, almrd 4 night 'aib".'
III 'nav"-ri.d BAY. III" n,h' w", int"n-rh dnh -"
that the uutl.r- Of the man % Il blk -'',ir Wi,,-,
hrtt. :l"arn'd through the bla' hir,- l"nI WLci"
IA" VII an, liIrd ~ toward NOIi,n.- Fn.t I'D
scarcely BE- ,"cf. >idL"nit i"WL'at appeared hlpn.
nd" the 'dtbnat ahd i"hu-t NOtug man rt'" arr
hand ti" raj aud gard cuiIpI-k up al the id,r-
~ III" pant q! the cabOat which vi.ilr l
the Esh Of the lantern Ia The @" ki,d. Ia" p,Dpl'
the tdthoa' were to, a-tunisrd to d! aii,thug
aid .pIa ei.tK tie In the boat had nuth.ns &,
for after moments -Hing up H." showed oil
and disappeared a. n"i>""-,lt IL he cam" ia" iii
rrcton oi the steamer. H. oar w"I" com lr'"v
uiufi"d HAT they made hot the Iaiu'"t Ound the
forks and he vas rAp"rt rover That the blade"
mad" not the !'":,t splash in Ia" water. Ii" "N
VI III" ,atLoat merely shrugged hI> -L"Ildcr~ and
said "Oh IT ony those shore fellows gong
on 20 steamer after gOOd>.'
Anocritrr II VS. It weird and rh">'hhr ALTAR and
,aN0rcd OF old iIIm" smuggling and the r,nanc thereof
>VIlctn"s >"Iit sailing Nc-orl - used wine Ia. ap
p,Uat hing the 'Olst LAYS on AMI mntll night and
then pGttg ~ 10 obscure harhor land port!o'i
II, cargo and Ais aWHN 10 SOM" n"arl' port Ia
enter and Discharge Tie goods on it, manifest 1ln:
Yacht Hal, won. r"gritk Wrc'Lrd tho ial,a'r.''
coast, at celebrated ainusPcr on tie
Pa, M coast. hummer came sailing Ul Ndr
ragansctt BAY aud AZ night put mt" lttl" harb"r
OF, the warwick shore where Ii" nnloadrd lirl,'
cargo The goods stored the barn 81 farmer
nrarl,. A dray load Of foreign goods coming into
pr.vIdrnrc from Warwick excited the suspicious 81
souicbody AID arrests and seizures followed