The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
PHONY PEARLS AND NO PAY.
MARSHAL HENKEL STUCK WITH
4 STOPPED CHECk.

Has 10 Pay over $50 TO Uncle sam and
Slcks Uncle Sam on MetLlnger, Who
Stopped the Check When lie Found That
his Phyllis Dodge Rings We're Paste,
Henry Metzinger, the Brooklyn lawyer
who took flyer at the recent sale Of the
Phyllis Dodge jewels which were seized
by the Custom House officials, has made
good his threat to stop the payment on the
check which he gave TO Marshal Henkel
in payment for the goods. Metznger bid
up two imitation diamond and pearl rings
which were down in the catalogue as worth
$3.50, American value. to $50. 1t was
believed that he was merely relic hunter
who did not mind paying pretty we'll for
a souvenir or two of the famous smuggling
case.
Metzinger. however, had scarcely 81 ven
his check when he seemed TO repent OF the
bargain and limited that he would stop pay
ment on the check on the ground that the
jewels were not genuine
Yesterday Marshal Henlkel got the rings
back. together with tho following letter;
BoRoUoH or BRooBIYS. n. y. Jan s. 1908
DrGn SlR-Thc two rings. Nos 4,and s., on
your catalogue Of auction sale, held TINS Day
AT your Office VIII BE- returned to YOU upon
surrender OF m check paid You for $50 Tor
reasons that TN goods are glass and not
diamonds. as represented by yogT catalogue
No. Is Halsey st. Brooklyn.
The marshal also had Metzinger's check
which was drawn on the Greenpoint branch
Of the Corn Exchange Bank. returned to
him. Written across the face Of IL in REQ
ink was Payment stopped. The marshal
gazed sadly from the check to the Jewels
and back to the check again
y wonder what he expected for $50, he
said why. If those rings were genuine
they would be worth something like $1,000.
Metzinger must have known he was not
getting the real goods. There was no
attempt to mislead him.
One of the rings contains a huge imita-
tion pearl surrounded by brilliants. The
other contains pearl and two son,
taire' stones OF the cut glass inkstand
order. The pearls" had been badly nicked,
presumably in the tests made to determine
whether or not they were genuine In the
catalogue they were described;
Lot No O. one ring. blecI, and white pearl
lot No g. one pearl and diamond ring. lot
No. :. one ring containing pearl and two
diamonds Foreign value, s23. duty, $3.50.
home value. $50 50.
When the sale opened Charles Shongood
the auctioneer made this announcement.
The Government guarantees nothing and
will not be responsible as TO the quality
and amount, you buying the goods as you
ace them and as they are. Nothing guar
Anteed
The marshal was puzzled yesterday to
find cause for MetzinRer's backdown, in
view Of the fact that he was in the room
when this statement was made and also
had seen the entries in the catalogue As
Mr. Honkel accepted an uuoertified check
from NIetzinger he viii have to make good
the So from his own pocket and take his
chances Of getting II back again by suit
at law He has referred the matter to AS
sistant United States District Attorney
Lloyd who wrote letter Yesterday to
Metzinger to present himself forthwith at
the Federal Building and explain his con-
duct in the matter Of the jewel sale.