New-York tribune., 1910-08-30
SEARCH Of MAURITANIA
WAS FOR MRS. ADR|ANCE
Governments First Tip Was
That Woman Held for Snug
CLING Was on That Boat.
SEIZURE NOW is $4,000
Get More Necklaces from Daugh-
ter and Companion, Which,
They Say, Were Bought
in This City.


larette, other jeweiry and laces. the
whole valued at about $4,000, are
netaphorically dangling as trophies at
the belt of Collector Loeb to-day, as
the result of the work of John ].
Raczkiewicz. acting Deputy Surveyor.
on the pier of the White Star Line on
Sunday. when he and his men inter
cepted Mrs. / Reynolds Adriance, Of
Poughkeepsie, as she stepped down the
gangplank from the steamship Baltic.
Mrs. Adriance gave bail yesterday be-
for United States Commissioner Alex
ander IN the sum of $500 on the initial
charge of attempting to smuggle the
pearl necklace, which inspectors found
in the convoIutions of her great straw
turban, gold mesh bag and laces-
When it was learned of the finding Of
the other jeweIry, which. excepting
pearl necklace found on the person OF
Miss Marian c. Adriance, the daughter,
and another on Mrs. Mary H. Doughty,
the companion. was slowed away in the
hand ba ggage, the mystery of the raid
on the stateroonIs of the steamship
Nauretania on Thursday night was
cleared up.
Customs officials had heard of the
purchase by Mrs Adriance OF the pearl
necklace found in her hat They had
also heard of display of other jewelry.
and in the end got a minute story OF
the possessions of the Adrlance party
Through some misunderstanding IT was
supposed that passage had been taken
on the Mauretania, but a scrutiny OF
the passenger list showed no one Of the
name
To he on the safe side an unusually
searching examination Of the empty
stateroon7s was made, and the identity
of those in the occupied rooms estab-
lished There was no disturbance, but
when the inspectors were through in
speCting there was no doubt Of who was
and who was not on the big Cunarder-
Bought Jewels Here the Plea.
Then came the tip of the passage on
the steamship Baltic and the desperate
but courteous fight of Mr.. Rackiewicz to
win a confession from Mrs. Adriance.
If the pearl necklace in the hat. which
was valued alone at $1,000, had not been
revealed. the customs officials believe
they would not have been able TO clean
Up the case.
MI Adriance declared yesterday that
she had bought the pearl collarette, val
ued at $4,000, and the other jewelry not
included in the charge, in this city. She
will have an opportunity TO submit PROOF
on Thursday The charges will be sub
noitted TO the Federal grand jury at
once.
The necklace found in the possession
Of the daughter it is believed was bought
in this country Miss Adriance said she
took il abroad to match the pearls 70
have the. necklace heightened She had
purchased eight pearls, and these were
loose. She viii have TO pay duty on lhe
eight pearls at least
+ was said that Miss Doughty de-
c,ared she had bought the necklace IN
her nossession in this city She Will nave
a., onportunity to prove 1t. MISS Adrl-
a,ca,e necklace was valued at S0No'
and Mrs. Doughty's at SOW
1obn p Adriance, the husband, came
down from Poughkeepsie at noon yes
+erdav with his wife, son. daughter ana
+ba COMPANION. They had luncheon at
+be Hotel Belmont and then went at
or.oa n the Federal Building. They were
ioired there by AbraTn J. Rose, who had
heen called in counsel. Mrs. Adrlahce
was as collected as wnen on the pier
she faced the efforts Of the customs
officials TO compel a confession Mr..
Adriance was nervous, and when he
signed the bail bond his hand trenbled-
Felix Frankfurter. one Of United States
ATTORNEY Wise's assistants. represented
the government