The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-07
A MYSTERY NO LONGER
New York's Woman Smuggler
Turns Up and Threatens.
DIVORCED WIFE OF WIN. CAMPBELL.

she is Accused of bringing in $4,000
worth of OIL Paintings without Pay
ing Duty Her Lively Career in Europe
and in This Country.
New YORK, Oct. THE mystery re-
zurding the woman who is charged with
ings was cleared up yesterday at the Gus
tom House. Anna Louise Churchill was
her maiden name. She is now the wife
of DR.. Cacaci, Of Naples, and is the di-
vorced wife Of William Campbell, a
wealthy wallpaper manufacturer of No
518 West 42d street. She is described as
fascinating woman, SO years old. She
was the central figure Of a sensational
horsewhipping case in 1888, when she at
tempted to thrash her husband in Central
Park.
A divorce suit followed and she was
granted S4, 900 a year alimony. She was
conspicuous ABOUT New York for several
years. She went to Europe in 1888, and
met Dr. Cacaci, wealthy physician and
speculator in fine paintings. She cut q
tremendous figure in European capitals
and watering places for several years,
and returned to this country in August,
| 1891. Last January the paintings ar
| rived, which are now in the custody of
the customs authorities.
The collection was so large and valua-
BILE, containing 106 paintings in all, that
suspicious were aroused. She swore that
| they were her own personal effects, and
had been in use in her own household for
over one year. Treasury Inspectors Trait
teur and Sendens were put upon the case.
Mrs. Cacaci went to Saratoga in the sum
mer 1t was discovered that she was
circulating u catalogue OF the paintings.
She sold about 20 of the less valuable
| ones.
Inspector Traitteur traced the pictu res
to the Manhattan and Lincoln Safe De-
posit companies. The lot in the Manhat-
tan Safe deposit Company was entered in
the name of her friend, James f. Cald-
well, the starter of race horses. Seizure
was made on Wednesday, although the
sheriff Ihad levied on the paintings in
the Lincoln Safe Deposit Company on q
judgment obtained by Stenographer Mon
ohan He sued to recover fees for steno-
graphic work in Mrs. Cacacis divorce
case. In the supplementary proceedings
instituted by him, about two weeks after
the paintings arrived, she swore that SHE
owned no property of any sort This tes-
timony contrad lets the oath she took al
the Custom House.
Mrs. Cacaci assumed an air of great in
dignation yesterday when she called
on Deputy Collector Phelps regarding the
seizure She claimed that Irlitteur had
made love to her in Saratoga, and thi'
was his method of revenge because she
repulsed his love. She said that sht
would have those paintings out of uh
Custom House very quickly. Her friends
Mr.. Caldwell Police Superintendent
Byrnes and other men with pull,
would take care of Inspector TraitUeur'
changes, she averred.
/, Although the Customs authorities valu
the seizure at S110, 1000, it is evident fror
Mrs. Cacacis catalogue that she expecte
to realize from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900 from
the sale of the collection. Whether th'
Customs authorities will release the col
lection on payment of duty or contiscat'
them has not yet been determined.