New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-17
MORCENTHAU CONFESSES
Candy Manufacturer Admits Al
tempt to Smuggle.
ARRESTED, HE GIVES BAIL
]. B. Martin and Mrs. Elizabeth
P. Chapman Acquitted of
Fraudulent Intent.

Acting on the advice Of his counsel. W
wickhan Smith. NJ L. MorSenthaur the
wealthy candy manufacture, made clean
breast yesterday Of his attempt TO SNUG
gle in $500 worth Of jewelry on the
steamship Mauritania on Thursday
Accomranied by his wife and two daugh-
tiers. who were passengers with him. Nor
senthau drove in q taxicab 10 the Custom
House YESTERDAY. and. going around ny the
State street entrance to avoid the report
ers and photographers. the party reached
the Office Of George J. Smyth, Special Dep
MY Surveyor Of the Port.
After NoreenthaU had made his state
n.nt sccepting the full responsibility for
p-eparing a false declaration and seCreting
The tewel~v Mr. Smyth consulted with
The surveyor. General Nelson II. Henry
and the customs solicitor. NJ. P. Andrews.
and ordered the arrest Of Morgenthau, "a
vel as the seizure of the jewelry-
Norgenthau and his family went 10 thu
Federal Building in charge of Customs In
srecror polan. Edward +. Norwood, Act
ing Deputy Surveyor. made 2 charge of
attempted smuggling. and Morgenthau
y as formally arrested by Marshal William
Henkel When arraisned before Commits
sioner Giicllrist ne waived examination
and vas held for the grand jury His at
to-ney argued that no bail was necessary
beyond ? personal recognizance. but the
Commissioner fixed ba5l at $4,000. which
Vas promptly supplied
Nineteen pieces Of baggage belonging to
the Morgenthau family arc detained at the
Appraisers Stores. as the customs insDec-
tors declare that the valuation of $500 put
upon the dutiablc goods is only small
portion IF what the wearing apparel ia
worth. The penalty under the statute for the
offence With which Norgenthau is charged
is TWO years imprisonment or "A fine
n s5,o0n, or both. Morsenthau was in
STATE Of great excitement throughout the
proceedings. His feelings seemed 10 he
shared by his wife and daughters hia
niece and numerous Other relatives. who
followed him from place to place as he
TaS being examined end arrsiEned-
= z. Martin. one Of the proprietcr= Of
t-e cafe Martin. who failed 10 make q sat
tsfaCtorv declaration Rhen he and his wife
returned from Europe on the Kaiser vii
helm der Crosse on September s. was ~
the Custom House yesterday. lie vas
examined by De9uty Surveyor SMITH and
sCQUitted Of any fraudulent intent HIS
baggage. valued = several thousand dol
lars, vas held. however. To recover II he
viii have 70 pay the full value. in addi-
ton 10 the amount Of duty to which the
goods are subject
Mrs Elizabeth P Chapman. who came
on the Adriatic 70 appear at a local the
etre. vas allowed to take her baggage on
paving 1926 duty. a necklace said 10 be
worth $4,000 turned out 10 be worth $3.50
Other portions Of her apparel had been es-
timated at figures lower than those fixed
by the appraisers, but there was no evi-
oence Of any intent TO defraud In emu
n1erating the articles purchased Mrs
Chapman placed stockings among her
souvenirs and accounted for them under
the amount she had declared as souvenirs.