The sun., 1910-07-09
DIAMOND NECKLACES SEIZED
MSS LEHWtN'S EXPLANATION
VAS INSiTISTaCTORY.

went Back ts say she'd FsrEs,ten to ne
clare some Things and rhen IRsper-
tors Found Otheru Mrs. strattoR
Failed 10 declare AHSaher NerkIaee.
Miss Maude Lehman. daughter 81 a
cloak manufacturer % this city. who was
a Passenger by the North German Lloyd
liner CIeorEe Washington in on the Fourth
of July. was summoned To the Custom
House on Tuesday To explain why she had
not declared a lot ~ dutiable stuff that
she had brought in with her. Her ex-
PLANTATION was not satisfactory and she
and her lawyer were told that they would
have to try again
She went tn Surveyor Henry'a chief
assistant. Deputy Surveyor Geor g. Smyth.
on Thursday and said that she had
through thoughtleasness neglected tn
declare 500 worth of dutiabIe articles.
She gave list % the articles Experts
went over the trunks in the public stores
and found that Miss Lehman had omitted
about t4Oo worth more of material. The
experts also discovered an empty jewel
case in the trunk and Miss Lehman was
asked what had been in the case She
said a diamond necklace and that it had
been given 10 her by her sister in Jaw.
Mrs. j. l.. Lehman. who IL living at Long
Branch for the summer She said II
had been Christmas present. Miss
Lehman In temporarily living with her
brother in Long Branch and the Deputy
Surveyor went down there yesterday.
demanded the necklace and got IT,
Mr.. Lehman said he had bought the
necklace in Paris for o. 900 Ave years ago.
Miss Lehman had said that il was pre-
sented TO her last Christmas These
statements. taken in conjunction with the
fact that there was no record Of the neck
lace ever having paid duty at this port.
prompted the Surveyor 90 turn the matter
over to Collector Loeb for further action.
The value OF the necklace according to
Custom House experts. IN more than g. SO.
IL was formally seized with all the un-
declared stun brought in by the young
woman. who II accused Of gross under
valuation
Mr.. Flora X. Stra,ton. wife Of a ladies'
tailor on West Twenty seventh street
and residing at SSo Riverside Drive. was
Also hefors Deputy Surveyor Smyth for
bringing things 10y the Cunarder Maure-
tania. IN yesterday. She declared SEQ
worth OF costumes to he used in her hus-
hand . establishment 4 search Of her
trunks showed that shs had considerably
more and also that she had Jewelry that
had not been mentioned in her declara-
tIon Acting Deputy surveyor John y.
OConnor reported the case OF Mrs STRAIT
ton 70 his chief. John J Raczkie~icZ, who
ordered her trunks to the public stores
Tor further examination. and authorized
an inspectr~ss TO search Mrs Stratton
The search revealed a large pearl and
diamond necklac. pendant. a gold watch
and four fancy gold hairpins that had b@en
bought abroad. all of which were seized
Mrs Stratton's baggage will be over
hauled thoroughly to-day for mor- unde-
clared goods
Tstsuzo Horikoshi and his brother.
who arrived by the Mauretania. with two
big trunks that they are taking in bond
To japan by the way OF San Franciaco,
said they had nothing dutIable IN their
possession that they had bought abroad
Customs Waterman John J sullivan
noticed a bulge in Tetsuzo'a pocket as
he was about 10 60 through the customs
gate To liberty. and asked the japanese
20 show what he had in the pocket
Tetsuzo brought forth two fountain pen
no but did no, open them. Sullivan
did and found eight rings set with small
diamonds. a thin gold chain and four
fancy silk ribbons. valued in all at about
$50. Tetsuzo said he had discovered too
late that he had not put the J.welry and
ribbons in his trunks and that he thought
IL would do no harm TO take them IN his
pocket They were confscatsd