The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
GEMS TN TRUNKS ANDPOCKBTS
MEANT F0R PARIS, nor NEW
TORK. SaTS TENEZTEL aN.


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UIe Was COm1ng ana New Ise Nlshes
BE Mad Beaded NE TPunGS-Dne
gsmmed Golde0 Alta Ornameat.
I'm. RAnGel. a native Of venesuels Who
lives in Paris and who has . young wife.
born in France. and a tsn-ysar-old Pari-
sian boy. got into trouble with the customs
officers yesterday because. a. he declares,
tho skipper 81 a steamship on which he
sailed 10 reach Panama. on the Pacific
aide OG the Isthmus. has a grudge against
him.
Mr.. Rsneel says he 10 q collector Of rare
jewels and antiquities and the owner Of
several South American plantations. and
that hs disposss % some OF his jewelry
and curios TO wealthy collectors who buy
from him in his place in Paris. The skip
per with whom he had a row sent de-
spaich to . newspaper here and also one
to the customs authorities by the steam
ship Alliance. saying that he was coming
in with siS.oOO worth Of dutiAble jewelry.
Acting Deputy Surveyor John T.
o'Connor was at the pier waiting for Mr.
Rangel and his wife. The RangeIs had
ak trunks and Mrs. Rangei wore FIVE
diamond rings and . pair Of earrings set
with stones almost a. big a. hickory nuts
Mr.. RanRel said that he was on his way to
Paris and that he expected to get away
Tomorrow by the French liner la Pro-
vence. He had neglected 10 put his bag
gage in bond and made no oh lection when
the inspectors began an examination Of
his trunks; in fact when he found that his
wife would be searched for jewelry he
became q hit excited and earnestly re-
quested the customs men to overhaul
everything After the exAmiBstion had
once begun IL was impossible 70 put the
trunks in bond PENDING shipment 10 Paris.
Ia The first truck thrown open the
searchcr. found in the pockets Of coat
half dozen antique gold altar orna ments
studded with diamonds. sapphires aud
rIbIs- The biggest was about ain inches
| in diameter. aud according TO Mr. RanRel
cost him q .OOO He said he had bought
Il from the Archbishop % Quito. he s-ti-
mated the value 81 all the jewelry at about
tiO.OOO. He declared that he had no in
tention 90 disposing Of any % ~ here. 49,
he could get much higher prices for II In
Paris Mr. O'Connor ordered all the
trunks closed aud sent TO the public stores.
Mr. Rangel then suggested that perhaps
they would also like to ssarch him. They
said they would not but they would re-
quest his wife TO submit TO search.
Mrs. Rangsl went with the inspsctreas
into a cabin Of the ship and gave up from
( pockets in her dress several pearl neck
lace~ With diamond clasps. crescent
diamond brooch. n ruby brooch and a
pair oG diamond bracelets. all valued At
about 5000 She said she had kept them
about her FOR security and that she used
them On occasions and had M intention
OF parting with them. They were pat in
bag and sent away with the trunks.
/ Mr. and Mrs. RangeI vent 10 the Hotel
Iafa yetts They will appear this morn
ing before special Deputy Surveyor
George Smytb for sNamina ton II - the
opinion - tho customs experts that the
/ RanRels will he Permitted 90 take their
baggage and jeWelry out u the public
stores and Oh to France after they explain
things TO AR Smyth
Mr.. RanGel said be had made twelve
/ trips in all 10 South America and TINT
after each trip he brought up 20 this port
a lot - jewslry and curios he had col
lected He had no reason for selling the
stun here ~ he could do better abroad.
He never had been held up before and
had on occasions passed his baggage
! through ia bond which he said he rs-
GREETED he had not done this tims.