Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-09-26
WOMEN WHO SMUGGLE.
TRICKS RESoRTED TO BY THEM TO
AVOID DISCOVERY.
sEyindiing the Government Considered .n
Act Of M Special Haru--Ah As-arsi
Thing To D,r-Curious Places OF Conceal
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Thing Ia Ds--Carious Places OF Conceal
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II takes tweHiy very jealous aud care
I hl women Of keen perception. great force
Of character I'D considerable nerve To
keep Uncle sam from fairly being cheated
out Of his eyes bs other women Snug
cling IS the way the latter do 1t. aud do
Il well Women like 10 smugglc. it
would seem. They have an elastic con,
Science In the matter that really seems TO
tempt them To what u. Of course. swim.
ding the government but io themselves
an act OF no special harm aud VI little con
sequence. Of course there is the genuine
woman ssugglcr who knows lust what
she Is doing, just what trouble she Is liable
10 get into and what the result will be- Ii
Is business with her, and she considers 1t
On ordinary business risk. But she Is
danght just certainly as the other lit.
tle woman is. who doesn't think il any
special harm just To save little by
fucking away few pairs Of gloves which
only make her leg u bit plumper, IL they
don't slip down and give her n queer
shaped ankle or filling her corset with
Fome rare and dainty lace. that II pur.
chased here would cost pocketful Of
money on account of the duty
Women are far more wary than men In
smuggling. and their devices for bringing
IN goods Of Il duitable nature are many
II is usually the ease that the inspectress
ran tell by the face and contour Of the
person. As a general rule. the woman
who has goods hid away will look the
searcher OF her luggage calmly In the face.
seldom turning away, and II the searcher
politely informs her that she thinks that
she has dntiable goods on her person she
will. OF course be greatly insulted and
invite a careful examination She gets il
and u little trouble in the bargain The
self assurance that woman smuggler
has Is of such great quantity that II will
lead her Ia do the most absurd and fool
hardy deeds, whereas IL she had less,
perhaps she would not rely 30 much upon
its carrying her through. and would,
therefore. bc more careful The bust le IL
a godsend 10 the woman who wants 10
smuggle. They are made largo and
roomy. are nf iron framework aud in them
may bc safely carried yards of the most
valuable goods
Tho most absurd thing for woman to
do who has goods Ind about her person Is
TO wear heavy ulster when il ia too
warm for ere She will have 10 refuse to
remove II when grnciousiy asked II IL is
not bit warm. and such refusal Of course
results ia necessary Investigation ON
the part of the inspectrcss The manners
Of the woman smuggler are always very
charming, aud therefore il is in such a
kindly way that they inform the tired In.
spectrss that she is really tired and needs
a little rest therefore need not examine
their trunks as they will tell the inspcc.
tress what Is in them and save her 80
much extra trouble. But she doesn't look
ut IL IN thNt iiylt und ApnS ha
trunks much 20 the regret Of the owner.
These smucglcrs possess aquict and care.
less air. but the inspectress can always
tell them by the way they attempt 10 sit
down. Their bodies then have still.
ness that Is harily In keeping with
the manner in which they carry
the head ard arms. and of course they
are Immediately suspected of having
goods concealed somewhere about their
skirts. There arc many curious places of
eonccaimcnt, and II can hardly be inn
probable that many thousand dollars
worth of datiable goods are brought
through by smart tricks For instance
diamonds and other precious jewels have
been brought over fastened in the front
and in the plumes of the bonnet. They
are generally wrapped in blnck cotton aud
securely fastened in such a manner that
II would be necessary to take the hat
apart Ia find them. The heel of the shos
Is another queer but secure place where
jewels have been carried The heel is
false, having a hollow place in the center
where, packed in cotton. the gems rest
safely.
Sometimes woman Is found with lace
wrapped around her form Yard after
yard OF IL is thus securely carried until
the eye of the inspectress looks with sus
picion upon the peculiar shape Of tho
wearer and she examines her In the
bustles have been found toilet bags filled
/ with all sorts Of odds and ends, such as
silks gloves, hat frames. yards or rather
hundreds of yards of ribbon, stockings and
everything dear To the eve of the female
To lean woman the curvatures In their
corscts offer snug resting place for
quite a number of dutiable goods that
can be carried safer there than almost
anywhere case. One woman WAS found
with lace curtains pinned under her dress,
taking the place Of her usual underskirts.
Silk has been found worn in the same man.
ner, and ribbon has been wound around
the legs and body until yard upon yard was
concealed. When IA discovery Is made the
woman slnuggler Of course attempts a
bribe. but the amount Is absurd, always
very much smaller than a man would for
minute think Of offering. A woman
will offer tho inspectress III and consider
Ii big amount Ten dollars would break
them all UP. A mans bribe Is hardly
ever less than $40 and frequently as high
As $50. Tie women inspectors will &c
eept no such favors, however When o
woman is suspected the inspectress In
forms the suspect Of the necessity of un
dergoing inspection. and she is requested
to go To her stateroom. Then she Is or
dered to remove her outer garments, then
tho hustle. and. If the inspectress con
siders It necsssary TO so further. she re
moves the remainder Of her clothing.
1t IS said that good deal of solid IN
formation regarding smugglers Is fur
nished by many dressmakers. During ths
season these dressmakers send their fore
women abroad 10 purchase goo Is The,
keep their eyes open. know all The womeI
who go abroad 10 buy goods In the hope oi
evading duty on them. and send the In
formation straight TO New York Anothel
source of information Is the stewards and
stewardesses ON the big steamship lines
They receive O percentage on all goods
seized, and they will most remorselessly
disclose the names OF passengers who ars
snugglers. They almost always know
New York Star
limits TO His Ambition.
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