The Ohio Falls express., 1891-07-11
FEMALE SMuGULERS.
An Old Customs Inspector Tells of Their
Artldi Ways.

i greater part OF the IdSU quarter O1 d
century SAID lately that two-thirds Of
the stately matrons, fascinating wild
ows and pretty giris of Fifth and Madi-
son avenues are criminals
"a criminal is person VINO is an
habitual laWhreaher, is he not?' he
said. "Well, two-thirds Of the rich
women of this city are habitual law
breakers That makes them criminals,
does it lot? These wealthy women. go
to Europe every few years. When any
one Of them has just returned lcs any
! friend visit her house, and | will bet
my years salary againat a peanut the
friend will be Shown some article -pur-
chased abroad which the owner, with a
merry twinkle in her eve and conscious
pride III her tones, vii inform her visi-
! tor She was clever enough TO smuggle in
without paying any duty on it. There
| isn't one person i'll hundred who con
siders it wrong to cheat the customs
! laws OF course, it is awful if you get
caught
| Not many years ago one of the clev-
crest women with whom i ever came in
contact was engaged regularly in SNUG
| Cling dresses from Paris for the wives
and daughters of om mlliionaires. She
was betrayed by pure accident and
when she was arrested her order book
| contained names which would have
startled the toNa nad they ever been
made puUnc
The private Office Of the United |
States district attorney the day of this
woman's arrest saw a remarkable mum ,
| Der OF rich and influential visitors ali
| of whom were anxious to prevent this
womans little order-bool from getting
into the hands Of the newspaper re-
porters. Their efforts, OF course, We're
successful, and the prisoner was also
prevailed upon to'l1eep her counsel ]
/ have said this woman was clever. She
was also young, very beautiful and one
of the most entertaining and fascinating
conversationalists | ever met.
"My attention was first called to her
by one of our inspectors. AT the time
| Chizzola, the theatrical manager, had a
| French opera troupe. OF which Nine.
Aimee was the central figure, perform
| ing at the Academy of Music. The
| night after the arrival OF one of the
| French steamers / paid visit to the
play. AS | was entering the academy
| met the inspector to whom | refer.
| You ought to wait. he said Aimee
will be forgotten after this week. You
| ought to see the new prima donna who
came in to-day. Aimee can't begin to
compare with her. And the dresses she
Iad. why. they must have cost over
| dfty thousand dollars have not had
| time to report To you to-day. but have
copies Of her contracts in ny pocket
which ! intend TO turn over to yCO to-
| morrow morning.
i took the contracts aul examined
them closely They We're all regularly
executed by Chizzolas agent in Paris
and were exact and minute in every de-
| tail They specified how many maids
were to be allowed the singer, how
much was to be allowed for the board
of her maids: how she was to travel.
and, in fact, everything which would be
expected by a capricious and petted
successful prima donna.
'Chizzola is a sly old fellow
thought he intended TO spring this won
derful woman on the public without
any advance notice and take the town
| by storm. AS entered the theater
spied the manager standing in the foyer.
"'Let me congratulate you said,
extending my hand. in securing the
beautiful singer who arrived from Paris
to-day. You may surprise the public,
but you can't surprise me. We had to
pass her wonderful dresses, you know
"'Whom are you talking about?'
asked Chizzola, with a look of aston
iShment.
"'Come. there is no use of your play
ing ignorance with me. | retorted. i
am talking about Mile. Leon Jouvin,
and here are copies Of her contracts
'Chizzola took the papers, examined
them, and burst out laughing. The
joke is on you. he said; these con
tracts are forgeries. never heard of
the woman. She has simply been us
ing these contracts to deceive your in
spectors. so that she might smuggle in
her costumes. And SO it proved. We
traced the lady to her hotel, and, once
cornered. she soon confessed
"But the funniest case in all nv ex-
1
one that brought four hundred dollars
to the conscience fund One day not
| long ago cn enteria = my Office i was
| informed by one Of ruy subordinates
| that gent eman, in whose name rec
| ognized one of the best-i1nown clergy
men OF the city, WAS waiting for me,
and that ne seemed very much excited
over rI:,th ng. lis | entered held
out NY rs ana iii; J ,ctor, GLAD 70
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