The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-14

had supposed until she reached the pier
that her husband had been taken aboard
the reysnu" cutter AZ Quarantine on
charges of differentiation that had 20
do merely with the baggage they brought
with them on the present trip
! Deputy Surveyor Norwood took per-
: sonal charge Of the overhaulnE OF the
thrtv-f"ur Duveen trunks ~ the pier
Gen Henry also remained close TO the
! baggage throughout the examination.
which was not finished at o'clock this
morning Being foreign residents the
DuNeanS had not to declare their bagg age
When Mrs Duveen went away az " ~
A VI nothing dutIable had been found
however
Although tho specific Information on
which action was taken reached the
Collector only the other dav customs IN
spectors on the pier said that the Govern
ment has given evidence Of its interest in
the Duveen imports 20 the extent ~ as
signing special inspectors. chosen from
the most competent In the Government =
employ. on both sides Of the Atlantic for
the last year 20 give all their attention
10 the Arms dealing. The men on the
other eide kept In touch always with the
squad watching for the arrival 20 Duveen
imports here
The raiders from, the Custom House
had a search warrant. Special Agents
Joseph 4. Baker. George {. Kraft and
harleS ,. Scully of the bureau Of investi-
CATION ~ the Department 81 Justice were
armed with warrant for the arrest NJ
Henry J. Duveen. who with his brother.
the late Joseph Joel Duveen, founded the
joel J Joseph 4 and l.ouIs J.. all 90.
whom. IN" warrant charged. did unlaw.
fully. kuoWInglv and fraudulently con.
-piT- with each other and with divers
other persons whose Names are unknown
To- defraud the United States ~ customs
duties '"' ~ means 80 false and
fraudulent invoices. afidavits. entries
ami other practices
The warrant. issued 10y Commissioner
Shields upoh the application 81 District
Attorney Wise. did not state the exact
amount nf money involved IN the alleged
fraudulent importaiIons The Federal
auf huriti-- however. sAld later that
papers s-i1.d IA Duva-n Brothers uffice
IndiCai. that evaslons of tn. customs
duties IN objects imported for IN. firm
itself and for their clients War,. carried
GA Systematically Tor many wears previous
to IN. iarih schedule ot two wears ago
admitting pictures more than twenty
years old int" the country free ~ duty
Two gold boxes valued by the firm a.
sIIO OGb were placed IN the Fifth avenue
show window only few DAYS ago and
since then there have been facetiorIs re-
marks among the employees about th..
possibility II brick coming through the
window followed hy masked men with
revolvers Wherefore when the men
from the Custom House and the Federal
building charged in through the Fifth
avenue entrance yesterday there was a
panic.
Deputy Norwood lei bis "a ders back J
through the store. asking as he hurried !
Norwood and his three inspectors and /
Ma r-nAl Henksl and the ihre. speCisI
agents came 10 a marrow IsSrag- extend .
ing hack from the TrAr 1T the stor'. and :
lsAding 10 IN. ofiiCs
They wer. heed. a for the ONCE " hen I
IL mes lArmAn the secretary Of the New 4
lork branch ~ 'h. firm. cams. out INTO
he Jas-age wAy followed by slight 7
Young man who expressed surprs-
! am B-njainin j. Duveen, explained /
hs light Young man
Deputy NorWood told Mr. Duve-u the
resSnn for the raid Marshal HsnkeI
placed HIM under arrest Mr. DtIveen
vas fiust.red but offered no objection
10 accompanying the Marshal to the Fed
.ral btIilding
The customs inspectors and the special
agents IA the meantime had started for the
safe and ONCE desks with especial haste %
seize bundles of the firm private invoices
and other papers 80 that later the-"
records ~ prices the firm paid for foreign
pictures and antiques can 10 compared
Nth the invoices presented 10y DrIveen
Bros 20 the customs authorities when the
goods were imported While the papers
and books were heinR bundled up 10 he
-enoved Ia Attorney Wise's once down
,nd two ~ his inspectors hustled about
through the galleries to sel2e pictures
asses and other objects ~ art under
'l-piCIOn. Three vases imported early
irn InvoiCed at 81 iOo and which are
mentioned ia the warrant, are alleged TO
nav. been undervslIIad almost t27 $50
Mr. DNveen called taNiCab IN which
% go down To Marshal Henk@I- once IN
ne Federal Building with the marshal
Michael Collins and two other INSPECTORS
we're left IN charge 81 a number Of art /
'blsCt- about the place.
The officials took with them also as '
"a le-msn ma med Hickey and Hall RuaI- {
es- IN the galleries came Ia an end for
he dav and the inspectors began To wrap
- papers and hooks for removal Score
arv Jarman opened the safe upon the
Of III. customs inspectors ,
TN tho way TO tho Federal building !
len IA min Duveen told his guardians '
hat hia uncle Henry Duveen. would J
rive IN New York on the LIIsitania T.
iter IN the evening His brothers he q
aid. we're abroad looking after the firm u
alleri"- IN London and Paris The a
risoner knew nothing. he said. about
fraudulent underval Ina lions having been y
lade 10y the firm When he was ask 81 y
neither he - a member n the firm 81 :
'uv~en Bros Ben Ja min said YES.
Agent Kraft took the employees into =
le Grand jury room and Marsha Henksl =
'arch"d aiH prisoner before Commits !,
onNr Shields. u
Here's gentleman under arrest y
the marshal explained n
shields began Ia read tho "
arrant y
You are charged began the Com
Missioner
oh. yes on yes broke in Mr Duv~en
.ryously o.
You are charged With the undervalIa-
pn