The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-27
DIAMONDS CAME In A BOOK.
, vrppTNe PRESENT SENT TO MR.. ,.
,IFsPoST moRghH's DAUGHTER.

a.. r.sbr, seat It fre- italy .-s III. Nor
"a, rs,a a.. Cu.to-- D-ts.-Ths Thir-
,..- cuirens Revealed whose Lo-Se.
r..,.r salts Were seized on tie Buesais.
e.sre,sry Carlisle directed Coll ector Kilbreth
,..,srdsy to hand over to Mr.. ]. Pisrpont Nor
ian q diamond and sapphire bracelet, APP
nralsed at $4,000. on payment OF the duties,
mich am ounted to $500. IL transpired in this
transaction that Mr.. Morgan was the victim Of
a verr peculiar transaction on the part Of an
old friend
A week ago Deputy Collector Wilson, in
.h.rrs Of the Customs Bureau at the New
York Post ONCE. received a package in the
usI from Florence. Italy. addressed to Mr..
Morgan. II IL necessary for the Deputy Col
factor to open all packages for the purpose Of
d.tsrmining the customs duty on the contents.
II turned out that this package addressed to
Mr.. Morgan was a beautifully bound volume
81 Dwight L. Moody's sermons on The
Higher Life" Mr. Wilson looked through the
hook. and he discovered that = square. say
about 3x3 inches. had been cut out OF the
csntrs leaving . receptacle In which was the
diamond and sapphire bracelet. No invoice
accompanied the book. Mr.. Wilson carried
the book and the bracelet TO Collector Kill
brsth.
The Collector being convinced that Mr.. Nor
gan had no knowledge OF this proceed
Ing Of his friend. sent to him and ex-
claimed to him the nature Of Mr.. Wilson's dis
eevsry. Mr.. Morgan was greatly annoyed. II
surnsd out that the book was sent By Mr.
Fabbri. at one time . well-known New York
merchant. who 10 now in Florence The BRACE
let was intended ss . wedding gift for Mr..
korgan's daughter. who IL shortly to be mar
fled, and Mr.. Fabbri had sent this gift in the
way he had much to Mr.. Morgan's annoyance.
Collector Kilbreth requested Mr.. Morgan to
make statements OF tho case. so that Il might
b forwarded to Secretary Carlisle with . re-
quest that the bracelet be released on pay
hent Of duty. The bracelet had been ap-
praised at $4,000. and with the duty OF ten Der
Bent on diamonds the full duty on the Brace
tet would be $500 Mr.. Morgan. in his state
msnt to Secretary Carlisle. made It plain that
Ct In Tss Gs n: %s
81 @ Rs
Spa.n on &. p.sn . q tie 500 duty 70 MI
4 number Of Steamship men and others. In
qS.1 ffhss 5ons
steamship Lucania should be released from
SSHS .l i Fl e % to that 4 s5::
sIstSias la Sssa found q n: sp:it%:as: o.
been held In default OF IL 800 ball Jones's
nds essss that ne z mot %so whS ah
were consigned should step to the front In his
behalf II was not known to whom those
:h we're s consigned until yesterday when
(Battons trousers branded "Besch 4 Co.. London'y
&C Maynard. Cotton Exchange. New York. one
IA H. N.etay wall street. New York. black coat
AMI vest. two palrs striped trousers.
suens Ne. YORK; SiaS eoss ana s.s ss.
yIsa,. Ti.r. Niles South or.ns: n >, black Goa.
,y-A.J Van ops.r.sn. 90 Yves, Seventeenth street.
seees ,si S. one ,,rig Pc sron; era
60 -G L:ys: s.i: n 2; o..n.s: 40 west End
iii. Mitchell ~ ciin street. Pittsburgh. Pa. on.
.I-DE W H. u. Hastings. 2s4 Marlboro street. Boston,
Mr. Tim AdamowskL % Charles street. Boston,
hass, one .uit. one pair trousers
Co. rss sn s .a Coz.
:Ss s & w :ss' sH sai
New York. three suts one White vest dress trousers
n aR s cold sens p Pua.
ksw YORK one covert coat three pair trousera coat
Jones had KEY telling to whom the clothes
ter opposite each name In the foregoing list
After research II was ascertsined that the gen:
tlsmen named IN the foregoing list do not feel
They say that they msrely ordered the oioths:
and paid for them with the understanding
that at the time they also paid the customs
these eloths. IN London MIN Intended to smuseis
them 10 free OF duty They. therefore. do not
consider themsslyss called upon to take any