The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-08
BIC SMUGGLING CAME
PLAYED At NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-In the
seizure Of several trunks filed with
Paris gowns. lacss and dress trim
mings and the arrest of q man modiste
and his cabin companion on the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm when the ship locked
a. Hoboken yesterday the customs Of
hcials declared they had scotched a
gigantic smuggling conspiracy.
Deputy Surveyor Bishop, in charge
OF the customs inspectors. said ne be-
Iieves many large dressmaking concerns
in New York were organized TO defeat
the tariff regulations, and that last
year more than S1,00O.OO0 worth OF
Paris costumes and expensive trim
,uingS were brought into this country
without paying duty.
When the ship made fast at her Ho-
hoken pier yesterday William T. Har-
iy, a dressmaker OF IS West Thirty
first street, came ashore with an over
coat thrown across his arm. His cabin
mate, Burton R. Baldwin. followed.
For reasons connected with Hardy's
arrival from abroad last year. the Gus
toms inspectors were awaiting him. In
speCtor SageI escorted Hardy and
Baldwin 70 the customs office on the
pier and Inspector A J. Campbell got
busy al once with their baggage.
When Hardy came home from Eu-
rope last year the inspectors said. he
brought tWenty-eight Paris gowns. He
-
gowns among their own trunks and
claim them, promising 10 reimburse
them later OUT Of his profits He for
got one passenger. and the story was
told % the officials. who have been
looking for the dressmaker ever since.
4 few days ago TWO trunks came
over on the Lorraine and were left I'M
claimed on the pier. They contained
Paris gowns. This put the inspectors
on the lookout
When Hardy was seated in the Gus
toms Office Inspector Sagel examined
his overcoat. II is said it was found
10 contain 500 worth of handmade
lace.
= didn't declare it." said Hardy.
I've got no defense It's my mistake.
~---l- S1AA- L CA-AAA ~ nave 6AAOH u OSL-
ter Let It go az that"
The inspector said he would search
a little further before letting it go. He
made Hardy strip. Around his body
was wrapped handmade lace ike the
swathings Of mummy, all neatly
pinned in the hack
Tut. INT, How careless Of mel" ex-
claimed Hardy. I might have known
better. Well, you've got all had
now
The inspector said he wasn't so sure, !
and suggested that they adjourn to /
the baggage-room- Here a search of 1
trunks disclosed innumerable /
new shirts, neatly folded and pinned. /
Underneath the bosom Of the first shirt |
examined was more lace. Seeing that /
he was caught fairly, Hardy an
lounced:
There's lace in every one OF those
shirts There's 10 use Of searching
them al now Il viii keep"
IN Baldwin's trunks were more shirts
and more lace besides dress trimmings
and expensive imported articles which
use The lace seized is VAL
led al 5000
All the trunks were sent to the pub
&c stores and Hardy and Baldwin were
ARA 5gned before United States Com
missioner Stanton, charged with snug
Cling They were held in 5000 bail for
examination next Friday
While this episode was transpiring
N The pier Inspector John Francis
vent 70 Deputy Surveyor Bishop and
exported that q man had just offered
lin 500 70 pass z trunk without ex-
animation Nj Bishop took charge of
his case a. once.
Frank Graf. said % be head waiter
Z Max Schwartz Little Hungary, on
1ast Houston street, was a second
abin passenger OF the KrOnprinz Will ;
-e-m- He declared nothing dutiabIe,
'ur Francis was suspicious and or
cred Graf and lis trunk for examIn- ?
tion- Then, according 70 Francis, !
,amUsl Rich. who IS the manager at
attic Hungary. said 20 him;
I'm z friend Of Marcus Braun, the
primer immigration Inspector II you
y that trunk 90 there's 800 in it for
eUT
When the trunk was opened It vas
1und 20 contain several thousand dol
irs' worth OF diamonds. ieweIry,
.arher goods and fancy articles Graf {
as taken before the commissioner and !
larged with smuggling and Rich with {
I attempt 70 bribe- They were held
1900 bail for examination 3
Before they we're left TO their cells {
tde EObokel police headquarters i
lax SchEartZ- proprietor Of the re-
-aursnt. came busting over and i
sntsi 10 give bal He was told that T
NY New jersey real estate or cash
oUI9 be accepted and the prisoners n
a-e locked up Little Hungary IS y
e restaurant where President Roos- ]
-eIt dined when he visited the lover Z
asst Side three years ago. Id