The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-26

tbtlct articles, and In hollow canas end
umbrella sticks. One old-fashioned sill.
sgsr-mounted cane made twelve trims
4iHe supposed urlucky thirteenth was
's.aIteu as new No. !, with a new cane
Which at last accounts was stu on tie
travels. Diamonds, ETC., of value OF coz
slo soVoUe have been carried in that old
cane on each "trip. Most frequently n
came In through Canada 1t Is now 70 n.
P piIs rhe pavSmen:s of Chicago as an Or
binary walking stick. "a
me Oh me most remarkable devices
ssu by q smuggler to conceal contra.
9gan9 articles was Bible followed ont
anslne so tina. q Number of voInabia
4 S Sfetches or other precious articles coujd
Ne concealed among the leaves T,his
w. vs. carried under the arm OF a. solemn
: visaged and reverend-lookinr eentIe
man with white whiskers He n.o.
noeeu among the passengers on The
s Steanler Tor The care and alta dss4nent he
ussplayed toward the holy book Tho
R l.an turned out TO be a notorious smup.
{ 49, Sssr, VINO IN small way had for years
fpeen defrauding the revenue by bringing
an articles supposed TO pay duty.
several loaves of bread followed out
1hsl9e SO as 10 contain cigars have Also
iiAleiy peen seized, and from the same
Z SanE OF smugglers was taken a con-
CARS, upon which a high duty would
nave mad to be paid if brought in i'm the
ordanary way. Another ingenious do
VICE was can made to tow overheard
sarom me stern of st Gamer 1t was
water tight and contained a large ouan.
sttty OF ogans when captured An oil
can with a chamber to contain hra ndy
WAS also taken from one Of the engi
MeeTs ON an incoming sSeamer. Perhaps
one of the boldest of these devices wa :
"a bogus log of wood, or rather a log
swh1ch had been followed out and was
to'ind kicking about harmlessly on The
i.Gech OF the steamer 1t was closely
packed with cigars. Another ineenious
rGse was CARRIED on for several wears
before 1T was discovered. Small-sized
sceoar logs were procured, which We're
sawed into boards, leaving an end OF
the log Uncut, so that the thin blanks
would open like the leaves of a book
Fsarts Of the interior of the plank were
Sarefuil yremoved, leaving a hollow
space, which was filled with fine Ha
wanna ciga:c, packed in boxes, and the
slogs were then carefully tied together.
giving them the appearance usual TO ci-
4 gar box lumber sawed into plants.
Irnttatfon Jumps OF coal have also been
made for this purpose. and these paint
ed black, have been almost impossible
OF detection. 1t was a good joke on she
ssn1ugslers, htowever, when one of these
got lost in load of coal. and the fine
cigars which i, Contained ultimately
sWsnt upin smoke through the furnace
fvf the steamer.
Not long since successful diamond
spiuggler who had grown gray In the
service, and VINO was so smart that he
never wa caught, brought over from
& llaurope diamonds valued at over $780,
g01s He concealed them in the floor
sof his 5tateroom. by artist!caliy eawins
cut a piece of 1t and permitting them
s:f9 remain there until the sailing of the
eTteamer on her return trip. He landed
from .he steamer, and when his wife
went with him TO his stateroom to bid
Iiha geof bye on his return voyage, he
gave her lthe diamonds and she not
only got safely on shore with them, but
5figposed of them for their full value
q 10 p fsw days Thereafter. Diamonds