The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-09
,CORINNE'S GOLD WATCH
In tho Hands OF tho Government
For Non-payment of Duty.
A BIRTHDAY PRESENT ATTACHED.
And Evidence IL to DO Tnkon In the
Mattcr at Pittsburgh Next Week.
Mira. Kimbali Explains How tho
Complications Arose : Tho Watch
Was u Prosont From Her Mother.

Tho peerless Corlnno and flno com
pany gavo very enjoyable aud brilliant
performance Of tho burlcsquo oxtrava.
ganza, "Hondrlck Hudson. or tho Dis.
covcry Of Columbus" ut tho Opera
House last night. Tho theatre was
crowded, and moro approciativo au.
dience has seldom been aoen thoro.
Fine rs wero all tho productions ever
put on hero by Mrs. Kimball. mono Of
them camo up to that Of last night. Tho
| singing was good. the costuming bcauti.
full aud in some instances gorgeous, and
every feature was nearly perfect OF It's
kind. Corinne's singing and dancing
wcro Of course the maiu features, but
Mrs. Kimball has surrounded her with
II supporting company every member OF
which Is an artist
Last night the following Associated
Press telegram was received by tho In.
TgLLlGESCIR:
PTrsBuRdI, March 8.--H. L. Christy,
OF this city. has been appointed to take
testimony hero which will decide
whothor Corinnc. tho actress. has VIC.
lated tho revenue laws and whether she
Ia entitled to retain possession OF q gift
from Canadian admirers.
Last December when Corinne was
playing in Toronto, Canada, shc was
presented with beautiful gold watch
valued at 81, 200. From Toronto sho
went to Chicago, and whlo there sho
sent the watch back 10 Canada to have
it inscribed. Upon its return tho Chi.
cago firm through whom it had been
sent displayed it in tho show window
with the inscription that it had boon
presented to Corinne by her Toronto
admirers. A government official saw
the watch, and upon investigating found
that there had been no duty paid upon
it lie thereupon contiscated i. and 1t
was to be sold Mt auction. But Judge
Grosscup issued restraining order to
prevent it's sale until hearing could be
held in tho case. Testimony will DO
taken here next week.
A reporter called on Mrs. Kimball,
the pretty little stars mother and man.
ager. and asked her what che knew
about the matter. She said there was
some truth in tho story, but n great
deal more that was not true Tho his.
tory OF the watch, as she told it, ran
thus:
Mrs. kimball herself bought the
watch and gave 1t to Corinne In Toronto
as birthday present. Tho reporter
did not ask what birthday this was, but
it was probably her eighteenth. At any
rate she is past sixteen, for she celebra-
ted her sixteenth birthday hero once.
The watch was bought OF Ellis & Co.,
whom Mrs. Kimbell Gala ";he Tiffany
OF Canada" ltcost 81 200, aud was lit
orally covered with diam onds. After
Corinne had worn it few days the
catch failed to work and it was returned
TO Ellis & Co for repairs. They sent it
after the company to Chicago, where it
arrived December l6. The next morn.
ing United States custom officer called
at the hotel and demanded the watch,
which was surrendered. It was adver.
tiscd to be sold February 81. but in tho
meantime Mrs. kimball retained Mr..
Clyde L. Day. u Chicago lawyer, and he
got restraining order from the United
States court at Chicago. The hearing at
Pittsburgh next week is merely tho tax.
ing Of dispositions 20 be used in court
when the case comes up for trial.
Mrs. kimball seemed TO resent the
report that the watch WAS a gift from
admirers" in Toronto. She said it had
her photograph in the back case, and
anin.cription showing it was present
from her mother on her birthday.
"Of course" said Mrs. kimball, Go.
rinno receives many presents, but she
never accepts any costly ones. never
allowed her to, and now she is old
enoughto have common sense enough
to refuse them Of her own accord"
As Mrs. kimball tells her story there
is, OF course, no more reason to pay
duty on tho watch than il it had been
purchased in the United States.