New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
DETAILS OF FRAUD
INDICTMENT PUBLIC.
T,ccnty-sir Prisoners NOIc
Held ia Smuggling Case.

Henry A Wise. United States District At
torney. made public Yesterday the indict-
ment in the big smuggling fraud. ON which
twenty-siX dressmskers and modistes ot
New York. Boston and Chicago we're ar
rested within the last two DAYS.
Growing out OF the sleeper trunk" cases
discovered in March on the piers OF the
American and Red Star lines. the indict-
ment discloses that on seven specific in
stances prior 10 that time. running back 90
March 5. 1917. the gang had imported trunks
packed with valuable Partisan 1nery valued
in each smugsled Importation from s2e.o0o to-
s3nNo.
Names OF passengers who had sailed the
previous week we're invariably used, and
the trunks we're consigned 10 them. as
'lef;-over' baggage. or which the labels
we're changed by the conspirators on this
end Of tho l,ue.
According 60 the Indictment Philip n
Philipsen. who has been credited with be-
ing the manager Of the American side "
TIE conspiracy. cabled 10 an agent NJ the
Hotel Scribe in Paris on March i5 1s0a. and
that agent. with Katherine o'Connen. An
geis e. Quinlan and others. shipped from
Paris 20 New York. by the steamship New
hcrk- two trunks. consigned TO Miss Cor
neH. which we're later transferred In New
York bv Phiiipsen and Robert Schwartz
and delivered to one OF the New York
dressmakers named I'm the Indictment
These two trunks contained 13S gowns. nu-
merous waists and other Partisan merchan-
disc. the whole valued al te292i IS.
on another occasion the same agent act
ing under advices from this CITY and with
the assistance of Alfred J. O'Donovan. FL
len Mcnamara. Margaret Donaldson. An
geia g Quinlan. Augusta Wickstrom and
Arthur o. and Annie l.. McBirnie. shipped
three trunks. bv the steamship GOthland.
consigned TO Miss Grant and Mrs Ma
son. which contained merchandise valued
at Ses.5si 90. and which we're similarly di-
verted and transferred to the dressmakcrs
and nodistes concerned.
The specific shipments named I'm the in
dictment. with dates. steamers and name
OF the previous passenger which the con-
spiratOrs used 20 get their trunks trans
ported. were: March 5. 1877. on the Kroon-
land two trunks. Mrs Nicholson:
March n. ls07 on the New York, three
trunks. Mrs. Earrsr'; March 10. 1897. on
the Naderland. four trunks. Mrs Smith
and Miss Knauer'; September 10. 1907. on
the iceland -four trunks, Mr.. Ingham":
December ~. 1901. On the Majestic. two
trunks, Mrs. Tigliman: March IS, 1905
on the Nsderland. tao trunks. Mrs. Hart
mann; September Il. 1905 on the ST.
Louis. two trunks. Mr.. Hanon': March s.
1893. on the Philadelphia. two trunks. Miss
Sanders and Miss NJ. Augustine: March
3 1893. on the iceland. one trunk. Miss
Rice"
Elizabeth T. DinsmOre and Katherine
OCOnnen No 3 West 4sth street: Angela
G. Quinlan. No. % West 3lst street: Mary
Kenny and Margaret Donaldson. No. =
East 4eth street; Della a. Scully. alias
Della y. Ryan. and Annie and Arthur NJ
BiTnie. No. -13 SchermeThOrn street Brook
lyn. appeared before United States Com
missioner Shields in the Federal Building
yesterday and gave bail for their pres
euce in court on January 3. 1910. under the
Indictment. each OF them being held in
$3.50. except Miss Quinlan. who was re-
quired TO put up 500. Security was fur
nishcd in each case. With the Boston and
Chicag go arrests and the persons previous
ly srTsigned the total Of prisoners now on
bail in the conspiracy smuggling case -
tWentN-siN