The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-21
REDFERN'S MANAGER, TOO,
ACCUSED OF COMPLETELY IN SNUG.
CLING FOREIGN EOUNx.
Mile. snhnii Makes IN AMdnv,t duplicating
Mt. Goodacre ana Hc Gives Rnn Sor
Tr,ni-Tbc Woman Held ns - VI ness.

Mile. Snbnli Makes I'm 4 ndnvit Imp,icnttor
Mr. Goodacre and Hc Gives Hail FOR
Tr'ni-Tbe Woman Held ns "a vi ness.
Edward Goodacre. manager OF Redfern's
tailoring establishment at 10 Fifth avenue.
appeared before United Statcs Commissioner
Shields In tho Federal building yesterday and
surrendered himself. This was not a purely
voluntary step on Mr.. Goodacro's latt. for
there was a warrant out charging him with
smuggling. With MIR. Goodncre was Calvin
Haynes, n broker at ~ Beaver street, and
also agent for Redfern. There was also pres.
ent Mile. Sabnil. the young Fiench woman who
was caught bringing In dresses to ltedfern
duty free.
Mile. Snbnil had made afldavit before Com.
missioner Shields on Tuesday that Goodacre
on Oct. y had unlawfully and iraudulently re-
ceiyed six dresses and one Jacket which had
been imported contrary to law. in that they
had beer passed by means of n statement to
tho effect that they wcre the wearing apparel
Of the importer. and Mile Sabail further said
that at the time Goodacre received the dresses
lie knew that they had been struggled.
Acting under advice Of Mr.. Haynes Goodacre
waived examination and was held in s.. 1000
for trial before tho United States Grand Jury.
Mile. sabail was nut under $500 bail to appear
as a witness. Mr.. Haynes went. bnil for both.
Mile. sabail. who was an employee OF Red
ferns London house. brought In the dresses re-
ferred to. swearing that they were her own
wardrobe. Money. had been given her to pay
the duties with II 1t was necessary, but She
handed the money over to Goodacre with the
dresses.
MIR. Goodaero was quite excited Yesterday.
He said there was a, plot, or bInckmail behind
tho trouble. He said That Mile. Subail had
acted In good faith toward every one. and that
she had offered six times to pay tho duties.
hut TINT the money had boon refused. He said
TINT Mile. SAIail had never been in America
before. and did not know tho ways OF the Gus
tom House people.
Inspector Trnitteur snys he has evidence that
a number 81 women IN ltclfcrn's employ have
como here from London. to. work for tho firm
here. and have brought with them trunks full
their personal effects. lie says he has traced
three OF these women. who are in Redfcrn's
employ to-day. Ono OF them brought In three
trunks filed with handsome and very eSpcn-
sivo dresses. Tho women wore all in RohIern =
employ in London and came hero to continue
ton that she was n lady Of wealth. intending
to mako n long stay IL. America. and That the
dresses were merely the kind OF apparel slie
was accustomed to wearing. and that they
were necessary for the proper maintenance OF
her station in life.
could he sent back to Europe under tho Con
tract Labor law. but tho customs authorities
are not intending to urge this oint, as they
have other ends 10 view. The Morshals havo
been after Goodacre for two days. but were
unable to- serve the. warrants, Yesterday
Redfcrn's. that lie was tired OF. the business.
and that IL Goodacro was. not in court before
noon he would lie arrested. Goohacre arrived
at the court very shortly after.