The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-10-15
A SLY WIDOW.
Employed by Jewelry Firms to SmuRgle
Diamonds Into This Country. She Dis
appears with Gems Valued at $4,000.

Employed by Jewelry Firms to SmuGgle
Diamonds Into This Country. She Dis
appears with Gems Valued at $50, 900.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1O.-Inspec,or
Byrne's men are looking for Mrs.
Yancy, who is a most expert smuggler
and swindler. She is accused by dia-
mond importing firm in Chicago, whose
name is not mentioned for obvious rea-
sons, of making herself scarce with a
quantity of diamonds belonging to
them.
In this particular firm there is con-
sternation on account of their little
financial venture to defraud Uncle Sam
of his just dues. With them is impli-
Gated Maiden lane firm of this city.
that was interested as agent TO carry
out their scheme for importing dia-
monds at as little expense as possible
they engaged Mrs. Yancy, New York
woman, who changes her name with
the season and who is regarded by GUS
toms officers as a ''slick one," having
eluded their vigilance at every eastern
port. She is a professional free
trader" long known to the authorities
as such, and they always lay plots for
her, but on Friday last she made her
master stroke.
Mrs. Yancy,, in personal appearance.
is youthful. Despite the silver in her
hair, she has figure that would grace
a girl of 1S She dressed in widow S
weeds, and was so successful in her
little smuggling schemes that the
officers began to doubt whether the
pretty waist was not a receptacle fol
some of the contr band goods. She has
been examined by female searchers and
every thread of clothes she had on care
fully scrutinized, yet she managed tc
get goods into New York safely.
Mrs. Yancy, or whatever her name
may be, is not an American. She came
to New York early in the spring o1
1889. At that time she was &C
companied by a diminutive Mon
golian attendant, connected tc
whom by short gold chair
was a demure pelican. AS neither
pelicans nor Mongolians are down or
the tariff list they were allowed to pass
Since that time the interesting woman
and bird, Zip, have been frequen
passengers between Europe ant
New York on various steamers, ant
it is alleged that between then
about million dollars worth of dia
monds have been imported without
duty 1t is strange that while tn
woman was always suspected, the pei
lean has never been. This is attributed
to the fact that the bird wore as demur
look as the boy in whose custody i
was.
Last Friday, just Eeforc the Frencl
steamer landed, the bird was taken b.
the boy into the mistress stateroom
When he was landed he was led from
the steamer looking as if he had beel
attacked by virulent form of mumps
But it was overlooked by the Gus
toms officers. The three were nc
ticed to bundle into carriages at tn
dock, and it is supposed that while O.
the way up town the bird was relieve
of it's mumps. The mumps consiste
of $50, 900 worth of bright, sparklin
diamonds. These diamonds should hav
been delivered to firm in Maiden lane
to be shipped to the other ''fre
Chicago Instead, however, Mr..
Yancy. with dozen other attractir
widow names, went somewhere on he
own account. All trace of her ha
been lost, and within twelve hours {
her arrival the police of half a hur
dred cities were notified to look ou
for her.
The two diamond importing firms ar
in sorry predicament. They are abu'
ing themselves for having been s.
adroitly swindled, ard are tremb mblin
for the consequences of their expose. /
order to save $4,000 they have lie.
themselves liable to prosecution an
the imposition of fines which may co:
them far more than the loss of tn
parcel of sparklers. According to til
terms of the contract between the tw
firms it is said the Chicago house al
vanced $40, 600 on the diamonds, agre'
, ing to pay the other $40, 900 on their d.
livery. But the Maiden lane nous
can't deliver until it finds Mrs. Yanc,
SLAIN BY HER COUSIN.
A Brave Georgia Girl Shot Dead Viii
Defending Her Father from an Atta<
by Four Cowartls.
MACON, Ca, Oct. 1O.-Miss Liz
Gossot. II years old, was killed Thur
day night by her four male cousil
while in defense of her fathers lif
She was engaged to marry one of tt
young men who aided in murderir