The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-04
WOMEN held As SHUGGLEUS
FOUR TlkEN FOR CONCE ILING
JEWELRY BOUGHT ABROAD.

Mrs. Alien. Head ~ the Parry. tisd .
Pearl Nechlaee and BFOOch ana ihs
others Lesser Ornaments warned
to Ne Careful IN Their Declarations.
/ -Four finely Eowned women from Keno
aha. Wis. who refused to awe the
customs men any definite Information
about themselves arrived yesterday IN
the Cunarder Iusltania with nine trunks
and an air Of innocence that seemed 10
tho uniformed sleuths too ObtTusive 70
he genuine.
The oldest Of the quartet. MFs. C. W.
Alien. a slim. dark eyed matron Of about
20. with a few silver streaks IN her
black hair. made the declaration for all
hands. She said that none Of tho nine
trunks had anything dusiable in them
and that she and her party. mads pofhsr
daughter Gertrude. Mrs. c. D. Creieer
and Miss Ethel Sumner. had nothing
dutiable IN the form Of jswelry bOush.
abroad
Deputy Collector Werner had asked
Mrs Allen while the liner was coming
up from Quarantine 10 be explicit and
had suggested that the best way Tor her
IN do would BE- frankly tn acknowledge
the value % all dutiable stuff in all the nine
trunks The result Of HE urging was that
abe amended her original declaration
and admitted that abe and her party had
altogether si0O worth % STUN over and
above the $40 worth that the party vas
entitled 10 bring in free.
Mr. Werner hreathed his Suspicion Of
the quartet 70 the men on tho pier. and
Inspector J. n. Cunningham went over
the trunks with more than usual care.
The first lid lifted revealed a lot Of gowns
that were new and evidently bough {
on the other eide. Cunningham called
Deputy Surveyor Isaac Harris, who
decided that the intent 20 the party was
not Altogether IN the interests of Uncle
Sam.
Deputy Surveyor Raczkiewicz. in charge
Of baggage examination. decided that he
would give the four women another chance
10 declare all the dutiAble goods they had.
He urged them To do 20. but they again
said that they had nothing dutisble en-
cspt the SIaO worth Then they were told
that they would have % submit 10 per-
sonal search by two women inspectors
They paled a bit but were ordered into
Ia staterOom and searched The result
vas that Mrs Allen gave up a pearl neck
lace valued At about % Con and a pearl
brooch which an appraiser said vas worth
about $3.50. SiG pieces Of jeWelry valued
In an az less than o. coo we're taken from
the three other women
After the quartet came down on the
pier one Of them went TO a telephone
booth IL Vas surmised that she was
calling up lawyers. Anyhow two laWters
appeared on the pier within half an hour
One Of them. " Wickham smith took
charge u the case Meanwh lille Deputy
Surveyor RacEkiswicE had put the four
women under arrest. charged With Snug
Cling They wers taken 10 the Custom
HOUSE aud arraigned before Acting Sur
veyor George Smyth. who after hearing
the testimony % the customs men con-
cerped IN the case sent the four to Com
missioner shields. United States Attor-
nay Henry A Wise after listening TO the
stories Of the customs men and the cOun-
sci for the four women decided TO parole
them in the custody Of Lawyer Smith
until Monday. when there will BE- an eN-
animation before Commissioner shields
None Of the women would talk about
! the case. They will have 70 do without
their trunks. which were seized and sent
90 the public stores. until Commissioner
shields disposes % the matter
MILWAUKEE. June 3. Mrs. &. W. Allen
u Kenosha. charged with smuggling.
Is one of the Wealthiest and most promi-
nsnt women in Wisconsin she is the
wife ~ charles ". Allen. one Of the direc-
tors II the Central leather Trust and
head II the firm Of Allen A Sons. which
owns the biggest tannery In the world
producing glove leathers. The CON-
pany operates a plant In Kenosha which
~ rated On the books of che Central
leather Company ~ worth about IS OOO. .
m. and the Aliens are now heavy stock
holders in the parent company a. a re-
suit Of the sale Of their company TO the
trust
The Allen company still has the direct
management Of the KenoshA plant The
family includes several brothers and 10
the outcome Of the old n. Allen a sons
Company. Nathan Allen Was the foun-
der n the concern and e. ". Allen 10
one ~ thesons. Nathan Allen died sew
eral years ago. G. W. Allen IL known
in Wisconsin a. the angel Of the Ks-
nosha Golf Club. which IL claimed at
Ksloshs n be the only club in the world
where the dshci, every year IL met by a
single member
Miss sumner 10 a school friend Of Miss
Allen.
Mrs. c. D. Creiger IL probably Mrs. De-
witt C. CreiEer, Jr.. Of Chicago. tho vile
~ son Of = former Mayor of Chicago.
TWO IMPORTED AEROPLANES.
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