The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-24
POCKETS
FULL OF
JEWELS
Customs inspectors Find q Man
Whose Person Was an I'm.
menSO Jewel Case.

New York, Oct, A.-Captain Seraphjm
tionally well dressed, was one OF the first
passengers to descend from the steamship
Teutonic when she arrived at the White
Star line pier after her voyage from Eu-
rope Thursday. He had declared that the
only dutiable objects In his possession
were two fans and he handed over $3.50
the amount of the duty on them.
Captain. Gelat--he formerly commanded
small steamer on the Mediterranean
strained so hard to assume a nonchalant
manner that the attention OF Inspector
Timothy Donohue was atteracted 10 him.
and the inspector made a second and
more thorough examination of the cap
tain'S trunks. Captain Gelat puffed ner-
vously at a cigarette, and Donahue saw
that the fingers that held the cigarette
trembled. He also thought that several
OF the captains pockets bulged unnatural
ly.
In rising from the trunks Donohue af-
fected TO stumble and fen against the
captain. He pressed his hands against
the captains pockets and felt jewel cases.
He at once placed the captain under ar
rest and took him TO an office on the
pier There the captain was searched. and
this is what the inspectors found in his
pockets:
One case containing 16 finger rings.
three scarfpins, one cameo and pearl
brooch, one turquoise and diamond brace
let one sapphire bracelet one case con-
taininfi set of pearl studs; one case con-
tanning a set OF pearl scales for precious
stones, and carefully wrapped in tissue
paper. three finger rings. three large unset
gems. one pearl necklace. 26 unset opals.
six packages OF unset small stones. The
value OF the jewVls In France was 5000.
The duty on them in America is $1,000,
bringing the total value to 5000.
LOOK FOR WOMEN ALSO.
Weeping and denying any intent TO
violate the revengue laws Capt. Gelatwas
taken before United States Commissioners
Shields. TO whom he said:
My arrest is an outrage. j never in
tended 10 smuggle I'm these jewels. 1
was bringing them to friends, those
that were not my own, mine and my
wifes. / did not know that there was
any duty on them. -
The commissioner cut him short and
toto him he had better wait until ex-
animation before saying anything fur
ther. With tears running down his
face, the captain sat down and started
TO tell reporters all about IL. when cut
short by his counsel, Joel NJ. Marx, OF
No. 220 Broadway.
II am "A ruined man, What will my
friends think? They'll think / am a thief.
Must go in jaii?' broke I'm the captain.
Commissioner Shields told him unless he
could produce bail he would have to 20
10 Ludlow street jail. Then the captain
telephoned TO Nicholas Geoffroy. OF Nos.
1 and 2 Maiden lane. a jeweler. who re-
fused to bail him. Next he sent for
NJ +. Rothschld. but Mr.. Rothschild
could not be found. marshal took him
10 Ludlow street Jail.
Capt Gelat said that he had come 10
New York 10 establish a system OF *
cursions for travellers. He proudly
showed a gold watch 10 a reporter 20
read the inscription on the i:sside OF the
I'D. This read: ITO Sergphin Gelat. in
grateful recognition OF his services TO
Henry e. Rathbone I'm leaping from the
steamship Mohammedan Eli and swim
ming 20 his rescue az Assouan, March
4. 1899
Jeweuer Geonroy said that he had met
Capt. Gelat in Europe casually and had
but limited acquaintance with HIM
Mr.. Marx. late yesterday afternoon said
that he had arranged for bu3l and that
Gelat would be released this morning
Inspector Donohue is firm in the be-
lief that Capt Geiat had n woman com
panion who bought the jewels that were
found on him. inspectors tried TO find
the woman, who, they believe. made the
voyage on the same vessel and who.
they think. was also laden with Jewels
Tho inspectors think that the captain
and she are making a practice OF bring
ing gems 10 this country In the interests
OF persons high up In the social scale.