New-York tribune., 1910-08-29
SEIZE NECKLACE
IN WOMAN'S HAT
Long Contest on White Star
Pier Ends in Capture of
$4,000 Ornament.
PASSENGER NOT ARRESTED
But Poughkeepsie Voyager Faces
Fine of $1,000, Payment of
s3, eco Duty and Loss
of Gems.

ore Of tsle cIeverest contests IN the
game of s-4e.sgling that has been known
g. this port in many years was played
yesterday on the White Star Line pier
<o- OYER three hours between the Gus
.o,,,e officials ard Mrs, L Reynolds
a5-,ance If Poughkeepsie. passenger
m the Baltic. According TO those VINO
matched the game from beginning TO end
g was played on both sides by cool ana
.-. ,,1.vers hut the artfuI moves and
.Yrnos MADE by John ]. RaczkleWlcz Ior
me government finally wore Mrs. Aorl-
-. Saun- and she was caught dehp-
- irving 70 land a 5000 pearl
necklace without the payment OF DUTY.
T+e Efforts of Mrs. Adriance 10 get the
,ost1, gems into this country were
.,,s-y,ed so cIeverIy and carried out 10
- ,xirh such coolness and such un-
- that II brought forth quiet
- ~ roumendation from those IN
,-olz-ed in trapping her
.5-ianCe. who is about forty
..-..-e old. is the wife OF L Reynolds
.5-iance secretary and director oI
.s-isnce. Plat & Co, Of Pougnheepsie'
---sr,.far. -ers Of harvesting machinery
,h-oad several months ago,
,-oo-7panied through France
r,4, X her daughter. Miss Marion
= .d-i,r :. eighteen years old. ana her
rp Adriance. twenty-one years
--ers1 weeks ago. before the Adrlance
started for Liverpool to board the
-ic word was received IN this CITY
-, Treasury agents abroad that
- -aekIace. worth 5000. had been
-ouehr Al Florence. and that the pur-
,,.ser uas thought to be Mrs Adrlance-
Close watch was kept on all steamships
@,r the kdrianoe family for several
7.-ee..s until : few DAYS ago, when z mes
sage from abroad 70 the Collectors OF
sc said that agents Of the government
h75 found they we're sailing on the
Baltic.
The q Sc was turned over 70 John j
rzrzlie9-icz and c. G Wall, the special
Treasury agent At this port. ana they
rrepared 10 get the necklace Raczkle-
--foz held three or four trur1ps UP MS
sleeve but he wanted to get the neck
7a-e n Z fcir way He wanted 10 give
Mrs AdrianCe z chance to say that she
had i and vas willing TO pay DUTY on IL
rut with all his leniency she made a
strong fight against letting II go. and he
had 70 resort 10 the use OF his trumps-
which were exceptionally humiliating TO
tle owner Of the necklace.
NJ Wall went DOWN the bay early yes
terczr morning on the revenue cutter
and boarded the Baltic at Quarantine
He found the Adriance family was on
hoard. and Immediately looked over their
declarations which had been collected
by The purser on Saturday night
Wrote Long Declaration.
The declaration Of Mrs. Adriance
Slowed that she had purchased abroad
500 worth Of wearing apparel and other
articles Of small value. The declaration
vas q marvel Of precision, and contained
long and minute list Of apparently
eVerEthing she had purchased. The at
csIrioG 10 details suggested that the au-
nor was an extremist in the matter Of
honesty and that the average customs
orlcal would be impressed with its
crankness
When the Baltic locked and the Adri-
an1e baggage was taken ashore Mrs
Acr-anee, accompanied by her son and
daughter descended TO the pier and
greeted her husband. who had come
from Poughkeepsie TO meet her. She
Tore costly tailor made gown of blue
and On her head was an unusually fine
1st of blue straw. covered with q pro
fusion Of big blue pIumes She stood
trse Ip her Luggage. and while attend
iHg 70 the opening of one Of the trunks
Deputy Surveyor Raczkiewicz ap-
preached her and asked her if she had
fslled = declare anything. She assured
hin that she had not
II Eol have anything outia bic which
sou may have forgotten 10 declare" said
hsezAe1icz, ryou may mention il now
and amend your declarati ton
Gives Her Another Chance
N-s. Adrisnce. in afable manner. as
slrec him that everything had been de-
dared and nothing forgotten Raczkie-
Nlcz need not have gone further in the
H7ar-er. as he had her word in the pres
ence e witnesses that everything duti- /
so5e hich she brought over had been
serted on her declaration. He could
EASILY have conducted a search. but he F!
gave Mrs Adriance another chance to |
amend her declaration.
suddenly he looked up at her and said /
airnlv. Mrs Adriance. have you A
oecklace Of any sort in your baggage or !
'n Ecur person ! mean q necklace Of |
much value purchased abroad
The situation was dramatic The |
"onsn's face did not change a shade |
o color nor was there any suggestion
q consrernation in her manner.
No, she replied. Il have no neck !
ace"
Slr Adriance looked puzzled, but said |
nothing ~ the time His wife had the
Situation in hand and was not appar-
thiiy alarmed
Nell' said Raczkiewicz. IF that is
lae case, if what you say is true, then
S'1 VIII have no objection TO letting two
women inspectors search you to confirm
.por statement
ATS Adriance made no reply. her
lsoand became angered.
Haezkewicz beckoned TO Miss Clark