New-York tribune., 1910-08-23
SEIZED BY CUSTOMS MEN
Three Cases on the Philadelphia,
Another on the Rotterdam.
IEWELLER ONE OF CAPTIVES
Game in Steerage with General
Assortment-Pounce on
Furs Also.

When the steamship Philadelphia tled
I'D to her pier Saturday the customs Of
ecials. who reported the eases to sur
vevor Henry yesterday, began almost
.,nmediately to capture passengers WHO
seemed TO them to be evading the laws
o- irving to do so. One OF those ileiu
nm 2 man from the steerage, had S4'ovV
worth of jeweiry in bundles. deputy
Surveyor Norwood was deep IN dis
cussioa with an inspector regarding the
>sl,1e Of wearing apparel found in the
,run1,s Of Mrs Hattie Y. Batcheider
,,,,e,, he saw the steerage passenger
making leis,IreIy off the pier
Persons are not supposed to get away
with anv kind OF packages without first
.ubuit1ing them TO the scrutiny of
customs official Norwood was at the
side of the packa ages- carrying person in
q minute. and he seemed surprised at
the interruption. An inspector led him
back to a ouieter place on the pier.
He said he was Paul Bass, a jeweller, Of
this city. He had come in the steerage,
end hence was not expected to make
declaration. Ny Bass stood by as his
bun6les were opened and iewelry Of all
sorts was disclosed.
The jeweller from the steerage said
that he had gone to Europe six weeks
eco. His stock consisted Of watches,
brooches. pendants. chains, unset stones
and general assortment Of fine trink-
cts He had a consular invoice for part
- the stuff. and couldn't explain why
-l1e
officials His stock was repacked and
sent 10 the Appraisers Stores as seized
gods. and Mr.. Bass viii have to report
10 Acting Deputy Surveyor Smyth to-
day. The Collector viii then decide what
80 do with Bass.
Mrs. BatChelGer's trunks were sent TO
the Appraisers Stores, as the inspector
believed that her declaration of 500
worth Of goods was not accurate. A.
the stores the examiners reported over
twice that value of wearing apparel.
Mrs. Batchelder said yesterday that she
must have made a mistake, to which
Mr.. Smyth agreed. and she paid the
duty on the actual value of her posses
sions.
II was a Joke of mis- daughter, William
Eccles said, as Mr.. Norwood pointed to
an American label on a sealskin coat
which had not been declared and which
was found by an inspector. together
with a squirrel skin coat, in Mr. Eccles's
baggage. Mr.. Eccles. a lumber dealer,
OF Portland. Ore. where he has his
GUNNER home living in Ogden. Utah, in
the winter, came on the steamship
Philadelphia with his wife. son and two
daughters. When the inspector went
shrough the trunks he found the seal
skin coat tucked away and observed the
American label, which was rather con-
spicuous-
"One of my daughters put that on as
g. Joke" Mr.. Eccles said, nervously.
when the inspector called his attention
80 it so suddenly that the passenger
started. Mr.. Eccles gave the value of
The coat as $50 and the value Of the
squirrel skin coat as SI00. The two
garments were sent to the seizure room,
and the lumber dealer will have a hear
ing to-day, when the Collector will de-
eide what action TO take.
Inspector Timothy Donohue captured
Abraham Jalich. Of Brooklyn. as he was
walking off the pier where the steam
ship Rotterdam tied up Yesterday ia
Itch came in the steerage and Donohue
bumped against him just because he
thought it might be 4 wise thing To- do.
y search followed the humping and five
gold watches, four penknives and two
shawls were taken and sent to the seiz-
are room. The goods were valued at
about Steo Jajich said he had brought
Them as presents to members OF his
family. lie viii have to make his ex-
Iianation to-day. when il viii be decided
what 10 Do with him