The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-31
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 81. 1910.
sLE,rr AND THE STUART TRUNKS.

SLElsIP AND THE STUART TRUNKS.
slemp and his people are making a
dirty fight against Henry Stuart in the
Ninth District. That is precisely what
we expected them to do. They are
using what they call "the trunk issue"
against him. and the correspondents
for outside newspapers are telling the
story over again with much embroid-
cry for the purpose. we suppose, of
firing the Northern heart" The facts
are these:
Two years ago Mr.. Stuart took his
wife to France for medical treatment
In the Spring of the present year he
brought her back home partly restored
to health. She had bought q good
many articles of dress and personal
adornment while in France, and
brought all her purchases with her.
Before leaving Paris, Mr. Stuart con-
suited the United States consular
agents there as to what the tariff
duties would be on the goods his wife
desired to bring back home with her.
He was told that as she had heen
residing in France for two years she
q would not be required to pay any
duty on her personal belongings. When
he was making out his declaration
nm board ship, he was informed by the
ships officers that his wife's goods
would be allowed free entry, and he
did not include them in his declara-
ton. When the ship reached New
York he was informed by the customs
officers at that port that under a
new ruling of the Treasury Department,
of which the agents of the Government
In France had not been informed.
and of which the officers of the ship
were ignorant, he would be required
TO pay duty His wife's trunks were
held until Mr. Stuart could write n
cheuue for the amount of duty as
sessed against his wife's goods and
the trunks We're -eased. There was
no concealment about it, there was
no effortton his part TO evade the pay
ment of amy claim that the Govern
1nent had against him or against his
wife, He made no protest whatever
the Officers of the Government abroad.
The customs officers in New York all
Republicans. cheerfully eXonerated
him of any blame in the matter, and
upon the recommendation of the legal
I,1enartmant of Tho revenue service Re-
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