New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
LOT OF ENELRY SEIZED
Fellow Passenger of Roosevelt in
a Peck of Trouble.
BLAMES STIR ON STEAMER
Cloak and Suit Maker Gives
$1,000 Cash Bail-Trinkets
Worth $1,000.

Isaac Pollock. a cloak and suit maker
o< this city who came over on the
steamship Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
last Saturday. on which ex-President
Roosevelt arrived gave $1,000 cash bail
yesterday before United States Commls-
sioner Russ, in Hoboken. for further ex-
animation or Friday, when he will have
al opportunity 70 explain why about
$4,000 worth OF jewelry found on his
person By customs inspector was not
declared.
There were exciting times on the
steamship all the way. and when Mr.
Pollock was hailed before General Nelson
II. Henry. the Surveyor, he said that he
was of an excftable temperament and TO
this might be attributed his forgetting
TO declare the jewelry- Furthermore-
he had asked his partner. who was
with him. TO make out the declaration.
he said, but had failed to correct II
Surveyor Henry sat near Special Deputy
Srnyth while the latter asked questions
II was decided to send Mr.. Pollock 10
rohoken TO be held for further exami-
nation.
the passengers when The steamship was
tied up TO her pier. They had seen the
reception at Quarantine, and the buzz
Of conversation about it all might have
diverted the inspectors, but it dldn L
George W. Harnisch, one Of the inspect
ors. was not satisfied with Mr.. Pollock
declaration and reported the fact to
Deputy Surveyor Rackiewtcz, who as
signed another deputy, John J. OConnor,
of much experience, to the case
Inspector O'Connor had the two trunks
belonging TO Mr.. Pollock sent TO the
Appraisers Stores. Then he asked the
passenger whether he had any JeTelry
on his person or had purchased any
abroad Mr.. Pollock answered with an
emphatic NO" Mr.. O'Connor Is never
satisfied with an answer. If it should
be in the affirmative, he would want to
know how much and would order
search The negative answer insures
search also. Mr.. Pollock was searched
The inspector found two gold mesh
bags. used by women The bags We're
studded with diamonds, r1bies and en-
eralds and were valued at $1,000: two
thin model gold watches were found IN
his wsistcoat pockets. valued at S5oo-
Other articles discovered by the inspect
ors were two long gold neck chains worn
bv women. a pay -you-enter" cnange
case. a powder puff case, attached TO q
long pearl chain. and new style brace
let of solid gold links, with a solid eold
watch attached. When these things hao
heen discovered Mr.. Pollock denied that
there was anything more.
Mr.. O'Connor was still unsatisfed. and
the excitable passenger produced q sman
leather purse, which he said contained
nothing but small change, and 10 prove
il opened the catch and showed the con-
tents. The inspector took the purse ana
found q secret compartment and in 1t
WAS 2 handsome diamond lavalliere, the
nandan+ of which was a pear shaped dia-
rnond Of three carats, surrounded by ru-
bies. An appraiser valued the jewelry at
$4,000. It was all seized. and Mr. Pollock
was asked TO appear at the custom
House yesterday morning. He did not
show I'D until the afternoon, when the
examination resulted in his transfer 10
Roboken, where he was held
While the customs inspectors were eH-
ar7ining Mr.. Pollack his companion lett
tha pier. A customs inspector followed
him 10 his home. There the companion
declared $50 of jewelry and paid the
d,tieS He was not arrested, nor did he
enrear vest erday at the examina ton OF