The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31


!, went aboard with him to say good-by,
4 and he quietly handed to her the package
of stones She took them ashore I'M
questioned, and disposed Of them adj
vantageously at leisure. :
There is record of another case 8 in
which a man, being subjected to search
in his stateroom on board ship,
\ dropped some diamonds. unobserVed q in
tito a waite, pitcher 'stosd
by, afterward taking measures to recover
| them Most ingenious was the scheme OF
| a person who took the trouble to remove
the powder from behind the bullets in a
number of revolver cartridges replacing
| the explosive with gems of great price. he
| was SO tick1ed with MS own c1everness
J that he mentioned the matter on board
| the steamer coming over. 1t CHANGED that
he was overheard by a boy who afterWaru
1 grew up, was employed in the secret
4 service, and had the man arrested.
Not less clever was a lady who, during
| her homeward voyage across the Atlantic,
| borrowed the jacket of a steerage passen-
ger, afterward returning it. After land
1 ing and passing the inspectors safely, she
bought the jacket of the steerage passen-
| ger at a surprisingly high price. The gar
ment had been sewn full of jewels.
Any person who gives information that
results in the seizure of Struggled goods is
entitled to 25 per cent of the proceeds
of their sale. Accordingly, there are
many people abroad who make regular
business of "spotting'' Intending snug
glers Sneak work Of this kind is done
by some Of the employees in big jewelry
and other shops in Paris and London.
Such an individual will send notice to the
customs officials on this side that a. de-
! signated traveller carries a. lot Of jewels,
| or what not, with design to smuggle them.
! Maybe the merchandise has actually been
! purchased at the shop in which the In
former is employed At all events, if the
| fIa Won aivyoc n e.
| % per cent commission, while If it is
! incorrect it costs him nothing.
! Passengers who mean to do any snug
| Cling will do we'll to beware of the
i stewardesses on ocean steamships, for
vefy m Wa 5p so 11 the o1
best-devised schemes for evading the tariff
have been brought to grief. 1t is very
| difficult to contrive a way of smuggling
| that has not been already used. Silks,
| laces and shawls have been brought over
! in bales of hops. Iron tubing has been
employed to conceal valuable goods; like
wise loaves of bread, cork legs, the ham
dies of shaving brushes and concertinas.
| A Bible, followed out and carried by a
reverend-looking gentleman with white
whs]zers, was filled with watches. OH
cans have been made with compa rt1n ents
! to contain fine French brandy, and one
| dog has been known to wear the skin OF
a slightly bigger dog, with laces hidden
between his own and the borrowed integu-
meult. 3: A..
| Im1 alton Jumps Of coal filled with cigars
have been concealed in the bunkers on
| shipboard-a cheat exceedingly difficult to
detect. Opium has been hidden in oranges,
and in bananas still hanging on the stalk,
of supposed hunchback. Mattresses
| thrown out on the wharf to air have
| been found to be full of Silks and twenty
yards Of point lace were discovered ON
one occasion beneath porous plaster on
| a mans back.
| One well known woman smuggler had
| long defied detection, when at length it
| was ascertained that she carried valua Bile
diamonds IN the artificial grapes on her
hat.
Collins coming over by steamer are all
ways regarded with suspicion. There was
one instance where a lead casket, not
long ago, was accompanied by relatives
| of the defunct in the deepest mourning,
who brought certificates guaranteeing
| everything o. K. -.- r.|f-
Nevertheless, the customs officer at New
York insisted upon opening the receDtacle
There was a dead body inside and it
would have passed had not the inspector
seen an eye watching his movements from
behind one of the mourner's ~hendker-
chiefs. He explored further and found a
large quantity of silks and gloves. The
corpse was that of a pauper borrowed
for the occasion. '...z.
Women smugglers usually hide things
on their person. Many is the small trag-
edy that has been enacted at. the wharves
when seemingly fat ladies have been di-
vested, under compulsion of their. cloth
ing and embonpoint. the latter consisting
OF faces, etc. Of course, such searches
are conducted by female attendants, and
In New York there is a woman employee
OF the customs service who is famous for
her expertness in detecting anything arti-
fetal in the makeup of an individual of
her own sex. = :. 49,. 80
Several thousand dollars worth of goods
were recently taken from fair smuggler.
who wept bitterly while being relieved of
costly hair switches and other nlerchan-
disc, all of which was very troublesome to
carry about. The switches were concealed
In a double skirt and her bonnet was full
OF valuable jewelry. When bustles were
in fashion they were favorite receptacles
for struggled articles of great value.
A good deal of smuggling is done
through employees of the transatlantic
steamships. They have plenty OF places
In which to hide things and are not SUBJ
jected to search unless for some special
reason. Officers of the United States navy
are chronic smugglers, taking advantage.
of a certain amount of latitude which is
allowed them in fetching from foreign
lands goods which are supposed TO be for
their own personal use. Under this dis
guise they are accustomed to fill many
commissions for their friends in the way
of purchasing rugs, silks, wines and
cigars.
Diplomats accredited to this govern
iment are allowed as a matter of courtesy
to bring into the country wha tevers they
want free Of duty. the Indulgence being
granted by the secretary of the treasury
through the secretary Of state, in respons
to formal application in each case. Itsis.
said that this privilege has some times
been greatly abused. some foreignersesin
Washington importing Wines etc. for the
purpose of sale. ,,.5
It is alleged that English tailors send to
this country men who bring with them as
their personal property suits Of clothes
made for fashionable Philadelphians and
New Workers Going back. the men carry
fresh measurements and orders with
them. There is no doubt of the fact that
failors in Canada solicit trade in the
United States, and s1nuggle clothing
across the border. The clothing is con-
veyed sometimes by conductors and por-
tiers on the railways. being hidden occa-
sionally in the berths Of unsuspeating pas
sengers. Once over the boundary, it is
taken to the nearest express Office anG
shipped to the purchaser
The same method is adopted with sd
liable furs imported surreptitiously from
Quebec A good deal of clothing IL
Brought over by employees of stea roships
The devices adopted by snugglers Of per-
sonal finery are frequently very clever.
Costly races are sewn Upon underclot hing
saEd gloves are hidden between the leaves
of Books. is 4 .sS5
& a book that reached the New York post
office from Paris wa - found It ~ cnnts3in