The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-28

officials was amicabiy settled f<Isxa
day after helping the customs 0f4SS
ncers to reach an accurate 49,
praisefnent Of the contents OF thu %ss2||
trunks and bags ut the appr1as
er's stores. MIR. Stuart paid IN
full the duties imposed. and, LII Z
company with his wife, returned sI
to the Waldorf Astoria. zk
NEW YORK, May 2S.-There wflta
be no prosecution of either Mr.. Or
Mrs. II. C. Stuart for the alleged it,
tempted smuggling OF more than
00G worth OF clothing and jewelry Init
the latter on her arrival In New Y0&M
from Europe Friday Custom OmCtM3Y4
expressed themselves as satisfied QSMM
Col. Stuart, who is the Democratic C0n@
gressicnal Candidate of the Ninth diA~a
trict OF Virginia, Is guilty only oE = !
misunderstanding Of the myateriu&34Es
workings OF the custom regciationAsaS
Consequently. when Col. Stuart p41aG
the duty on large wardrobe OF Part~
sian gowns. dainty lingerie. preCfOu9s
gems and various and sundfy appuFs@
tenances indispensable to lsadie8A
wardrobe. which his wife brought over
IN her several trunks, the affair. NJ
far as the government is concern%as
will be ended.
treatment he received at the hanxf4
Of the inspectors yesterday. 1t liz himsS
claim that his wife has lived in PARTS
for more than two years and heuc4
comes under the non resident ciAa1
As such. he thinks. she should n0&
be forced to declare ON many articfess
which the hard hearted inspectors
have decided To be dutiable
viii Fight For Rights.
IT do not say there was any intaf1s
ton on the part OF the custom o1at@
Gals to do me any Injustice" saa1
Col. Stuart, ''lst believe thRt ther@a
has been some MISUNDERSTANDING ID
claim nen-resiaeney for my family and$
] am going to stand up 10 my rightNs
am sorry that this Wheels affnff MMfga
attracted go much attention"
II was the recent charge III ti44#
custom regulation under section y91s
of the tariff act of 1909. which WxG
the cause Of all this confusion. x i5sry 81
lean citizens who live abroad n16re
than two years cannot now clain5 q
exemption as nnn Residents as ihRx
could only a few weeks ago. Dep&i&xs
Surveyor Smith accepted the NirHtn&<sS
CoIoners word fer ii that the very
best information that he could obtMt
at the American Consulate in Par3&
gave him no hint of this change i1fa!
the customs regulations. and fhMk
when he had listed Mrs. Stuart
"A nonresident in making .ut the dyzSzs
laration of her baggage on the AASfkss
retanla ii was because she had bo&1s
two years continuously abroad AM Is
both the Paris consulate and the Amer
lean Express Conpany's Paris OlIix41#
had rottcncu for nrr immunity ff07 If
tax on this status. SsYzS
Painful Moments ut Dock.
There were several painful momea~
on the dock when the inspectors utxA
covered a large array OF new g0Wn6S
many pairs Of silken hose and vart0< 5
other things Mrs. Suart had declare
six gowns as dutiahie and on tl,o& &
her husband paid $4,000. duty on =
dock, because hts wife wanted t0z4i =
them Immediately. u 3s224SS5
Mrs. Stuart did not relish the
or having rough masculine hands tn1
per with her dainty finery. StiIl
did she relish the digging up Of yax1
and sundry articles OF clothing t0
laid bare on the dock before thee 4
OF all those who were curious N
the inspector dived deeper and d4@ n
er into her trunks she protested.
Stuart protested also, but the No. =
Of both were or no avail
Deputy Surveyor Srnythe told n
Stuart that the entire question wu
have to be submitted to the cu3l
koE III tho port III Tic IlG60kIklEX@H ]E
advised the Mrs Stuart 60 Ia @
public sales building and try u
sist the appraisers In putting v11Ii
ton on the material in her trunknys
1t is expected that MIR. Stuart M q
to-day pay about $4,000 In duty M&
win later seek to recover what he cr
siders an excess through the couI &
Col. Stuart and his wife will reIiS1 =
at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel ~ 4
the matter is cleared up. I'M
Description Of Baggage. s
MIR. and Mrs. Stuart's baggage ed6i
sisted of fifteen trunks and ten a101
pieces Of hand baggage. Mrs. STUN
told John r. O'Connor. Deputy
veyor. that the value OF the gooda
had brought home did net exceed
O'Connor found. among other KIN
a fur coat. valued by the custom
cials At $4,000. Jewelry. including
eral watches diamond rinxs Ax
pearl and ruby necklace vHh1&
$4,000. In the trunks were recRa
bills representing an expen6
abroads Of 1000 francs.
Col. Stuart Makes StsteBGl
1t was when Mr. Stuart END
from the deputy seveyor's r0oJ
found the reporters waitiag Go&
In the hah that he gave utterA15
hts injured feelings Ie began n3
ing that he had no statement III
Then he ma lie one.
Il shall see that no finger UkM
credit is pointed to any act Uk
i'm this MATTER" he said.
intend 10 be made n criminal m
I have acted perfectly within my
and only after the n ost eareE1
vestigaticn OF the custom rnEn1<
an nay part.
plead guiitya No. sr. / dof9
tend to plead guilty TO anytuiN(
This WINS before he knew Exnt
lie stood in the eyes OF the ~
people. S1S3s
II think the vigilance of I'M
toms inspectors Is greater tnHM
aary: at least. II Is greater titaS
discretion. Don't mistake ne
not believe that any purpQN9
to do me wrong but q