New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-19
FAY TEMPLEToN,S DIAMONDS.
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS SEIZE THEM.
THE GIFT OF HOWELL OSBoRNE-THE BEARER
ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
SMUGGLING.


Fay Templeton's display Of iewelry the opening
night Of her new play might have been much more
magnificent but for the action Of some hard hearted
Government officials who prevented her from rcceiv-
ing the gifts of her admirer, Howell Osborne.
Osborne's extravagance, his load OF debts and bis
infatuaton for the actress have made him conspicuous
His father Charles j. Osborne left fortune Of several
million dollars. Young osborne received the income
OF a trust fund and has about $4,000 year His
debts-many of them contracted on his WORD OF Donor
probably amount to 100000. His creditors have
been unable thus far to collect the money due them,
as Osborne will not pay, and the courts have decided
that 10 a young man OF his station in life an income
Of $4,000 is necessity
Osborne has living In expensive style In Paris
for many months. Fay Templeton returned to this
CITY recently An afectonate letter from Osborne
addressed to Miss Templeton lay on Commissioners
shelds,s desk yesterday, with large assortment of
expensive jewelry. The jewelry and letter had been
found on the person of stout backbearded' middle
orod rrenchman who reached this city the French
cteamer la Normande at 80 O'Clock yesterday
morning He had made declaration to the customs
officers in which he said that he had no dutable goods
in his possession. He was leaving the vessel when
Customs Inspector Brown noticed that one of his
nockets was well filed The inspector accosted him and
asked him "What have you there ?" The Frcnchman
seemed confused and said "Only package" The
1nspector made him take out the package and eX
amined 1t.
II contained gold vinaigrette bottle about three
inches high. The top bore the initials "F. t. set
in diamonds. Twenty-Five diamonds were used In
decorating the bottle Inspector Brown took the
Frenchman aside and made further search. The
searchers found eight packages Of jewelry. -Four OF
them were not opened at The Others contained
a chatelaine handsomely set with diamonds, rose
leaf brooch containing twenty diamonds. breast pin
shaped like a coronet, having eight large pearls and
nearly fifty diamonds, lace fan with mother-of pearl
handle decorated with seven diamonds. two rnbles
and two sspphires, a handsomely chased gold watch
set with diamonds and a pin in imitation of vine
hearing grapes. each grape containing a handsome
diamond There were also four pairs OF diamond
sleeve buttons The Customs House Inspectors est
mated the value OF the jewelry at over $4,000
The Frenchman was arrested and taken before Com
missioner Shields a charge OF smuggling. lie SAID
that his name was Henry Hirschy. He spoke In
broken English and said that he had been butler for
Howell Osborne for ten months. He once accom-
named osborne TO this country. Osborne told him
70 deliver the jewey and letter TO Miss Templcton
The letter was opened by the Inspectors besought
Miss Templeton to remember the writer. ana u tac
care OF Henry" the bearer OF the note, and keep MN
employed until Osborne returned. II closed with a
sentence something like this: 81 will be home on
the 3Oth and then all the Johnnes VIII nave 70 look
OUT II was signed "Iiowel'
Hrschy wcpt as he told his story at the Cornfnis
sloner's Office lie said i am fool to come over
here have a wife and four children In France" lie
declared that he did not know that he was DONG
wrong Commissioner Shields sent word to MISS
Temp,eton OF the detention of the messenger nut no
one appeared 10 give bonds for Fencman, and he
was committed 10 Ludlow street Jail In default Oh
So 900 bail. lie will be arraigned for examination
at 10 O'Clock this morning. ,, -,
AT the Fourteenth Street Theatre last hlght NI;;
IvEens Miss Templeton's manager. said that she han
not been informed Of the seizure Of the diamonds an
rould NOT he until after the performance, lest the
knnwlodgr might make her nervous. lie was snfr'
however that Miss Templeton had not expected 10
receive the diamonds from Mr.. Osborne