New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-18
HIGH BAIL FOR DUVEENS
Government Sues TO Forfeit
Pictures and Art Objects.
PLANS SECOND CIVIL SUIT
Litigation Involves Millions
Stanchfeld TO Defend Two
of Five Indicted Men.

The members Of the firm Of DuveeI
Brothers. art dealers. were indicted yester
day by the federal grand 1ury- AT th'
same tine IL was announced thai a civil
suit had been brought against the firm fo'
the forfeiture OF the pictures and art oh
-.c-e which = was charged. were unoeT
valued by the firm in its lmportatlons OF
IS own account or for its customers t1en'9
= Duveen and Benjamin ! DuVeen. me
only TWO members Of the firm 50 lar under
arrest were arraiEned yesterday before
Judge Hand and after entering plea o.
not guilty renewed their bail
BENJAMIN J. Duveen arrived first At tht
z-ederal Building. accompanied by " after
Stern his counsel His uncle, Henry J.
.TDr-ve~r. apresred = few minutes later, ac-
COMMANDED 1y ". H Cornitt and John g.
E-snchreld. who has been retained by the
attorneys for the Duveens, Corhitt q Stern
70 defend them AZ the trial They all went
70 the Office OF Marshal Henkel, where they
were formally served with the Indictment
--r4or had been presented by the grand
.-urv 70 Judge Hand some hours earlier
when tna Two Duveens We're arraiSned
before Judge Hand. n the United States
t-.~cvf- court. Nj. Stanchfeld spoke for
-harr Their attorneys. he said. were Cor
rtt-- d stern. 81 have not as yet seen the
.srascrrreut.-' he continued. and therefore
can only enter a plea Of not guilty and ask
Tor weeks delay in which 10 denur or
,1sr-e Tie plea This was readily
<Er1r-ed-
Hjohest Bail He Had Known.
v- Stancl,1eld then remarked that the
p-,o-7- of baH-S700a9 for Benjamin J.
-0-,veer and S75.1ao for Henry J. Duveen-
W. -,e highest bail he had ever known IN
o. -r.--- wears experience before The fed
era courts
William l. Wemple. Assistant United
states ATTORNEY. replied that neither OF the
fDuveenS was an American citizen, ana
therefore II was necessary TO fix large
.Fr,oar- 70 insure their appearance before
The courts for trial The government. he
added. expected 10 bring on the trial be-
fore January of next year. and he there
fore considered the bail reasonable, IN view
OF -he exterr Of the conspiracy charged
Judge Hand inquired why one Of the men
s-5f--ed s7o9-ld give a higher bail than the
other and NJ Weu7'le explained that Ben
7ar-in j. Duveen had been a member Of the
4-- only since 1907. The judge then de-
.cided that the hail should remain at the
r-7etre liked. but added that + the govern
-ruenr did not bring on the trial promptly
= reduction might he in orde--
While tire hau bonds were being drawn
.-9p iu che Office of United States Commits
stone John A Shields. clerk OF the United
ESTATES Circuit Court the TWO Duveens.
with their counsel. took refuge in the Office
- Marshal Henkel from the horde n pho
s7orrarrers who were watching for an or
1,o-turi-y 10 get a picture
The Indictment named three members 81
IN hrrn in addition 70 those arrested. one
Of them was 5oel J. Duveen. understood 70
he Sir Joseph Joel Duveen. who, with
Henry J.. was founder of the firm The
Others were Joseph J.. the real head Of
The r-u IN London. and Louis J.. another
hro-1e-
' T. Charles Of london. whose real name
IS Charles j Dureeu. Is not a member OF
-ne r--l. nor is he connected with these
proceedings. Neither Is J. VI Duveen. also
90 London. -ho is not really Duveen Al
al. bur lse- she family name As an asset
a. lls business. because his mother was the
second wife w sir Joseph Duveen who was
lri-rte5 ez king Edward on account Of
us c5f- ot ire Turner Gallery 10 the Eng
lizh nation.
Two Counts n Indictment
The Indictment mas TWO counts. one
chsrriEz conspiracy TO undervalue goods
and the second charging q false entry
ar Weuri- said Yesterday that The gov
-srrrerr would claim tie forfeiture Of the
articles found IN The possession o. Duveen
E7-ethe-=. hut SUCH articles ~ had been
sod 10 arr patrons were safe although the
.7alues would he demanded from the i'm
51c~te-s
While civil suit was brought by the gov
eminent Yesterday Tor an amount IN OK
cess o- S-.rpoG11 and further suit viii he
fled Cog The recovery of duties probably
1o- a sum m excess OF 10000 this is not
expected TO emnarrass the Duveen firm
financially They are estimated 10 be
worth f~om SI5.eFa"ao 10 SO aaneoa. and they
.lEve patrons who control banks and other
Sarge financial institutions SO that Il IS
expected that the firm. which was able 10
accomplish The purchase for S5,el0.Gl1 of
-re RgloIrne Eaun and for $500 800 Of
TEe Maurice kauu collections. VIII he in d
position ~ meet whatever penalties may
-se imposed 10y the courts as a punishment
for failure L. properly enter the goods
brought 30 az this ror1-
Going Over DR,een Books.
Clerks in The customs. service are uusilv
engaged going over The books OF the firm.
aud So Is expected tha- by the time they
Have finished tEe-~ work additional evi-
Cerc. VIII be obtained Then the million
are customers ot The firm VIII be called 4
before -ae grand 5ar--. and further indict- 4
1-eL-s z-e expected
collector Loeb left New York YESTERDAY
Tor Washington. but It was not stated
whether or not his crip had anything 10 do
with the Ulreeu case
While counsel for The Duveens have said 1
rra- -he.- qualify ~ British subjects would F.
Tro-ecl -Eem from arbitrary treatment. the /
BRUSH Consulate IN this city has shown
20 disposition n interfere.
THE BRUSH lion does not roar IL such 4
.az,-. Mas the remark 81 Charles Fox of !
10 Broad street, counsel 10 the British .
Consul The British government asks f.
merely that IT'S subjects lee treated exactly 4
~ "a citizen Il the United States would be 4
treated Under Ike circumstances. Il the /
r1eu are guilty. they must stand the con 4
sequences. rusr as = they were citizens OF 1!
this country"
among the Interested spectators Of the 4
arrsi g-r1enr Of the DUveens yesterday was ,
=. C. Atwood. of Brooklyn. who. Up 10 I
Nay T. was confidential bookkeeper and 4
cashier % the frm. lie was q witness be- 1
fore the grand jury, bUr said his SYM
parhtes were entirely with the Duyeens
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