The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
SMUGGLING CIGARS
CHARGE ON WHICH JUDSoN G.
CRIMSON WAS ARRESTED.
is HELD IN $1,000 BOND.
MANY WELL KNOWN MEN AMONG
HIS CUSTOMERS, 1T is STATED.

Illicit Traffic Conducted for Some
Twelve Years-GOOds Received by
Express Consigned to Fictitious
Persons and Receipted for by
BrinsOn-PrisOner Asked Immedi-
ate Hearing, bat Will Not Get it
Till MOnday-Witnesses for Pros
ecutiOn Summoned from Tampa,
Port Tampa and Philadelphia
Case Worked Up by Treasury
Agent Macatee and U. S. Attorney
w. II. LenIxcn.
Judson G. Crimson, a clerk of the At
lantic Coast Line, was arrested yes
terday morning by United States au-
thorities charged with smuggling CT
CARS into this country from Cuba. This
illicit business, it is claimed by G. A.
Macatee, special agent of the Treas
ury Department, has been going on for
some twelve years, though in its prose-
cution the government will make no
effort to go farther back than three
years as any violation of the law prior
to that time is covered by the statue
of limitations.
The case has been carefully worked
up by Mr.. Macatee, assisted by Mr..
w. r. Leaken, United States district
attorney. They had secured all the
evidence necessary for their purpose
and were prepared to arrest Crimson
Monday but Mrs. Brinson, the wife of
the prisoner having died and the re-
mains being taken to Wilmington for
burial, accompanied by Brinson, it was
decided to wait for the return of the
man wanted before taking him in Gus
tody.
To guard against accidents, however,
Messrs. Macatee and Leaken had
Brinson carefully watched while in
Wilmington for fear that he might
suspect that he was wanted and give
the authorities the slip. He apparent
ly feared nothing, however, for he re-
turned night before last. He was at
work when arrested.
Crimson, when taken before Com
missioner E. c. Ryals, secured Col K.
L. Colding to represent him and was
prepared for an immediate hearing.
This. however, at the instance of the
United States authorities, was post
poned until Monday at noon. The de-
lay is necessary that witnesses for the
prosecution may be secured from Phil
adelphia, Tampa and Port Tampa.
Crimson was committed to Jail, being
unable to furnish the $4,000 bond re-
quired to escape confinement pending
his hearing.
Crimson, when he receives this hear
ing, will be confronted with a number
Of charges. One of them is that Jan.
10, 1903, he received through the South
ern Express Company, and signed for
a sealed valise addressed to Miss Lula
Slow, and that Feb. 16, also of this
year, he received and signed for
sealed package, also sent by the ex-
press company, addressed to ]. H.
Mann.
1t is charged that no such persons
live in Savannah, and that the valise
and package contained smuggled CT
gars, the first twenty pounds of them,
and the second fourteen pounds. Even
should the prisoner escape the charge
of smuggling goods, or receiving, con-
cealing or disposing of them, with each
of which he is charged, he will still
have to answer for retailing manufac-
tured tobacco without a license.
1t is said Crimson had number of
customers some twenty or thirty, and
that they are many of them we'll
known business men. They, too, are
amenable to the law and their names
will probably be presented to the next
grand jury of the United States Court.
Because of his interest in the case
Mr.. Leaken, who had intended leaving
the city night before last, postponed
his departure until the arrest should
he made He will doubtless conduct the
case for the government when it shall
come to trial.