The evening world., 1893-10-26
BEFORE THE COURT
The Lsrou1 Jewels Exhibited to
Judge, Jury and Spectators.
A Partisan Jewsller Says They
Came from France,

A glittering display OF jewelry caused
many EXPLANATIONS Of surprise at the
trial of the suit brought by the United
States against Eugene and Jeanne Lee
roux to decide whether 10000 worth of
jewelry, which was taken from the de-
PENDANTS at the time of the arrest, was
smuggled and should be seized by the
Government.
The trial was continued to-day before
Judge Benedict and a Jury in the United
States Circuit Court. Brooklyn. shortly
before noon, whpn the proceedings
opened, Chief Clerk Hickey, who has
charge Of the property, took the
wrappers of the packages and spread
the Jewels out In boxes.
iienri DE Lacour, me Partisan jew
cller, who arrived in America a few
days ago, resumed the testimony on the
that he had sold Flammant Il large
amount of jewelry on memorandum.
After court adjourned yesterday he
said he had made an inspection of the
property and was able to identify his
goods.
United States District-Attorney John
son handed him IA box of iewelry and
asked him what he knew about it. The
witness examined the contents ana iden-
titled a bunch of chains as part Of the
property he sold Nollkrenger, or Flam-
inhnt, as ne calls nlllStl1. me WdICntS
did not belong to him. He sold the
chains to N~allkrlnger in November and
December, 1892. Witness examined sew
eral SINAI blue tags attached to as
many pieces of jewelry and identified
them as having been in use in Noll-
kringer's store in Paris.
An envelope containing rings was *
amincd by the witness, who said he
could identify them as the workman
ship of Drues, a iewcller of Paris. Wit
ness testified that other iewelry in the
lot had been manufactured by Gait,
some gold spectacle frames by La Tour.
AS each lot of jewe.ry was identified II
was placed in an envelope and marked
by the stenographer for identification.
The proceedings We're very slow and
the jurors yawned and looked tired,
Finally one Of the lawyers for the de
Tense suggested that time could be
saved II the witness would identify the
articles by the box instead OF eXamin,
ing each piece separately. Attorney
Johnson would not agree to this propo.
sition, however, and the case dragged
Then the janitor examined a bag OF
silvcrware and said 1t was of French
manufacture. Several smelling salts
bottles, he said, were made in Vienna.
ON CrOss-eNaminatiOn a photograph OF
Flammant or Nollringer, which witness
had identified, was shown to the wit.
ness. and he was asked whether he had
seen 1t taken. He replied that he had
Mir. Towns then asked him il he could
Identify each article by its general ap.
pCarance or by a private mark. Wit,
ness replied he could identify the arti
Cles by the workmanship. He admitted
that he had not used a microscope II
examining all. Witness declared tina
he a not been promised the return oi
his property II he would come to Amer,
lea TO testify.
"But your expenses ave been paid ,"
"No,' said the witness.
Have you any hope OF getting back
your property?
Il have good faith in the United
States, and ! think they will do what is
right" said the witness.
The case Is still on.