The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-13
$4,000 JEWELS ARE SEIZED
NIClRlGUlN ARRIVES WIN
IN UNDECLlRED BIGFIL.
says Zee VAS Taklng Them 10 Paris fsr a
Friend Dldn't kRSW IIe Must class
Th~m NlIh IiE Oun a7O.OOO Rateh
ReerRi smuggling Prem the TrOplrs.

Nicolas Morales, a ranch owner Of the
nrpartmeni Of Granada. Nicaragua, ar
rived here Yesterday with bis wife by the
Panama Railroad Lines steamship dion.
Mrs Morales wore rings on all her fingers
and her husband also was we'll adorned
They declared that they were IN transit
tn Paris. aud A. their iswelry was all
personal ana as thsv were nOn-residents
they wer. not required 20 bond the Jew
elry, which a customs appraiser said CO'ild
not h. worth less than r.O.Oo
Mr. Morales reuarl III incidentally
that he had one Of the largest cattle
ranges IN Nicaragua and 20 Itch COWS.
he a,erred that he had nothing dutiahle
that he had not declared
Acting Deputy Survey OF John T.. & Con
nor lad receivsi instructions from his
chief. neputv Surveyor John ! Raczkie-
wicy, 10 inspect carefully the baggage
Of Central americans. as there had been
reports tina, they we're smuggling in
ieSelry for sale here Inspector George
Scallv went oyer the trunks and handbags
OF MIR and Mrs. Morales With unusual
care and found nothing dutiahi..
Scallv was satisfied that nothing had
ezcaued him until he noted Mr.. Morales
doing something with q handbag. The
baggage vas searched again. and Scallv
lOund IN the handbag pacEagr tll-d with
antique SPANISH iewelr,. which b. said
was not Thew when h. mad his first
ssarch. OConnor made list II the
iswelry. which included a large gold
cross set Nith a big diamond and II
small diamonds n Collarliks nee lace
containing p large and NJ small dia-
monds ? bracelets with - stones. a
me,ialliOn brooch with - diamonds and
3 iair 1t diamond earrings II was esi-
mated that tho value OF the lot Nss not
less than $1,000
Mr. Morales when asked - explain
shy h. had not declared this iewelry
aid that Il did not belong 20 him. but HE
friend. Benjamin Barrillas. . plantation
owner q Granada. who had authorized
him 10 take the ieWelry TO Paris and have
IL reset. Ho showed a paper from Rar-
illas specifying what the latter wanted
done. Ne was taken With Mrs Morales
10 tho Custom House and SPECIAL Deputy
Surveyor George Smyth questioned him
He said that b. had come here chiefly
Zoe medical tnsatment by Dr. Janeway
and that after q STAY o. several weeks
he expected 70 90 b. Paris and undergo
an operation
He plsadsd that hs did not know ID
vas Necessary for hum 10 declare iewelry
belonging % some one else and which was
like his own and his wifes personal Jew
elry merely IN transit Ne was informed
tia, he might have avoided trouble by
having the ievelry put IN bond
special Deputy Surveyor Smyth ordered
the jewelry taken 70 the seizure room.
Mr. Morales said through hi- counsel
that he would appeal 10 the Secretary II
the Treasury Tor the release Of the Jew elry
in bond
Mr Smyth said that a lot q stun from
Central and south America had been
brought into this port recently under
circumstance thar we're a. least aIs-
picious
Mr Morales must take the jswelry 70
Paris II the Treasury Department decides
that he had no intent 10 smuggle