New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
HUMAN BOBB|NS IN NET
Inspectors Discover Yards OF
Lace on German Couple.
NINE FOUND IN BAGGAGE
Customs Authorities Arrange to
Stop Smuggling on Can
adian Border.

Professional smusglers. having heen dis
coura ged in this and other ports because Of
the vigilance of the customs authorities,
have directed their attention to the Cana
dian border. but the unprofessional the
passenger on the transatlantic liner, con-
tinues 10 fall before the scrutinizing eyes of
the inspectors and Tim Donohue. Dono-
hue is an inspector. but he has speciality.
There were two cases of smuggling yester-
DAY. in of which Donohue was the
sleuth and Captain Lutz. now ful-fedged
deputy surveyor. was the interpreter.
But the customs authorities were more
concerned Yesterday with the action taken
! regarding the Canadian border. This port
furnished one of the several men who are
going 10 make the life Of the professional
smuggler unhappy MP there as Collector
Loeb has made il here. Walter F Murphy.
/ a past master in the art Of the inspector.
has been sent to a nameless part of the
frontier. His orders were Ito observe, as
sist and instruct as to the mode OF pro-
| cedure" those whom he was TO meet
Mr.. Murphy may stay in Montreal for a
short period, and then again he may he at
other points where he may cooperate with
the Canadian authorities But he is there
mainly 10 put a lasting check on the opium
smuggier and the persons engaged In deal
ing in contra band of every description
When Nr Murphy and others there for the
| government are through With their work
the frontier will he pretty effectualiy
guarded.
The Gordon against the amateur closed
around August Mueller and Mrs. Mueller
almost as soon as they stepped yesterday
from the steamship Barharossa. They came
from Germany. and the declaration con-
tanned mention of one piano. valued at a"
marks and that was all The piano was
an heirloom. Mr Mueller said in German,
and he was going 10 use it at Blue Hiil.
Neb.. which was his destination He hao
heen 2 hntelkeeper in the fatherland
To the ewes of Tim Donohue the ex-i1n
keener looked rather heavily dressed Ana
Mrs. Mueller seemed somewhat heavier
than most of the hausfraus that came from
the second cabin. That being the evidence
eo far as the ewes of Tim Donohue could
gather it. Mr. and Mrs. Mueller were sent
hack on the ship and searched. The
NueIIers proved 10 he human bobbins- Lace
was reeled off them until the examiner
was dizzy The total number of yaros
u-ss TWENTY-FIVE on the man and sixty
on the woman. In the baggage the IN
spectors found seventy pieces of lace or
ten wards each. seven pieces of emorolderF.
Ia cigars and silver watch
Captain Lutz acted as interpreter when
tho German couple went before the special
dep1ltv surveyor George ]. Smyth MI
Mueller said with so much earnestness that
he was almost believed that he Woulu
never have attempted to smuggle if fel-
low passenger had not advised him 10 do
so He Nr Mueller. was willing TO pay
the duty. Nr and Mrs. Mueller lost the
contrahand. II was all seized.
Ernest Beckendorf, a trolley supply
dealer of Cleveland. came on the same
shin. ell declared $40 marks worth of stun
| The inspectors found SO much stuff addi-
tional that should have been declared that
when Mr. BeCkendorf came before Mr-
/ Smyth the latter figured that the customs
should get $40 from the passenger to square
the account 1t was paid The goods be-
longing to Miss Nora Leyden, who came
in on the steamship Majestic, were ordered
seized Yesterday