The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-04
BIG SEIZURE OF DIAMONDS.
UNSET GEMS WoRTH 100000 SAID
TO HdVE BEEN SMUGGLED.

Jeweiler R1nH Lasnr. Eais Brother Emanuel.
Who Keeps n Baioou. ana the Latter'a VITO
Arrcuted-Did Max LasarAs win. VIII u
saisE for Divorce. Gave tho Pics Await
Nearly 100000 worth OF unset diamonds
has been seized In one lot in this city, under
the suspicion that they were brought into the
country without paying duty. and three persons
wcro arraigncd before United States Commits.
sioner Shields yesterday accused OF having
pmuggled the diamonds. The prisoners nre
Emanuel J. Lasar and his wife Helena, and his
brother. Max J. Lnsar. Max Lnsnr il q dia-
mond dealer at "a Maiden lane. Emanuel
Lasar owns q liquor store at IN and
Greenwich streets and lives at ls2 East Eighty
sixth street.
On Wednesday evening Special Agent vii.
Ham II. Theobold, VINO works under the imme-
diate direction OF Collector OF the Port Bidwoll,
descended upon the store OF Max Lasar. Ho
was accompanied by several United States
deputy marshals. In Lasar's 1 fo they found
. large quantity OF unset diamonds, which they
seized and turned over to Collector Bidwell.
On Thursday tie deputy marshals went to
Emanuel Lasar's saloon and arrested him.
Mrs. Lasar was arrested at her home. The
prisoners wero brought before Commissions
Shields yesterday forenoon and held in S5.O 0o
bail each for examination on Dec. IL. Abra-
ham Levy appeared for them and entered a plea
Of not guilty. He promised that Max Lasar
promise was made good at 8 O'Clock, when
Lasar was taken into custody at Mr.. Levy's
held in 5000 BAH for nomination on Dec. II.
Collector Bidwell said yesterday that the evi.
denco in the case was of such q character as to
render it inexpedient at this time to make it
other persons were implicated in similar alleged
smnggling transactions and that more arrests
10 said, from detectives employed by the Jewel.
lers who pay the regular duties upon their goods
and then find themselves driven into an un.
profitable competition with dealers who handle
smuggled goods. On the other hand. it was in.
tmated by persons connected with the Lasars
Max J. Lasar,s wife, who is suing him for a
divorce and alimony. Mrs. La,aI wns q Miss
RiE 1aSa cn a Laughter s.rns, Of ,ri Jacob obj prsicer Of Us East
The martial troubles of MIR. and Mrs. Max Lasar
airing which they have had in the courts. Michael
DrcicCr said last night that none OF his fam
ny had any hand in bringing about the arrest of
my sister" he said. .4s suing her husband
for alimony. and it would be manifestly against
his goods, even IL we had any knowledge of
wrongdoing on HIS part. II there was any.
Lesar did not confde in me-"
The authorities have not said when the dia.
monds were brought into this country or how.
several, times a year; He returned the last
time about two months ago. Emanuel Lasar
Mr., Levy says. If the jewels were smuegled,
It is possible that the nearness of Emanuel
piers and the ferry from Hoboken, where the
German lines land, may explain how he came
10 be connected with the case. Steamship pas
the saloons in that neighborhood. and 1t would
not DO difficult for them to deliver small pack
ages from time to time without creating suspi-