The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-11
JEWELRY SEIZED AT PIERS
MRS. STEELE or CHICAGO mas
TO GIVE tP $1,000 WORTH.
Tho SPOILERS supposed That what They
Nore Could Como In Free They Lost
% JeweIier With . stickpin for
Esery week hay Loses Five of Them.

| Surveyor Henry worked with his as
sistant. Special Deputy Surveyor George
J. Smyth. more than full day vest erday
passing judgment ON folks who brought
in things that they did not declare.
The most importAn case was that Of
Mrs Samuel H. Steele of 933o Michigan
avenue. Chicago. who il the wife Of
wholesale grocer and who arrived yes
tsrdav by the North German Lloyd liner
George Washington. Mrs. steele was
forced 10 surrender about s. 900 worth
~ JeNelry toIncle sam. She was trav
cling alone and brought several trunks
cont inning dutiahle gowns which she
declared She answered the questions
81 acting Deputy Surveyor Peter }. sim
mons IN such a way a. 10 make him sus-
poet and two inspect resses searched
her They found a large diamond studded
barrett". a silver mesh bag With n dIa-
pond monogram. gold coin pIrse and
a diamond bracelet.
Mrs. Steele was sent over 10 the Gus
tom Hnu-e 20 explain She said she had
concealed the jewelry about her for safe
heepiIg She declared that che had
bough' tins diamond bracelet IN PARIS
a. iihany'- several years ago and he
lievtd thar II had paid duty once and
that the coin pure had been XIV 90 20 her
hv friend ~ Paris and hat she SUPPOSED
gifts wsr,' not dItiabie She bought
he harrette and the silver mesh bag
with the diamond monogram m Paris
this season The Surveyor thought that
the stun should b" ss..Ied. and It was
Nj steer" NAV gei It back bv paving
the home value. which - the price Sha
uaid abros for It with the duty added.
e Spohler. manager 81 a warehouse
for an English grocery firm in Honolulu.
+ arrived by the Geor &c Washington. de-
claung nothing for himself. his wife and
his child except personal effects valued
At 81 He wore a solitaire diamond ring
and diamond stckpin. and his wife
wore \ diamond and sapphire ring and
carried n silver mesh bag They admitted
m answer to questions thai they had
bought the Jewelry IN Germany and sad
that th"y supposed they could bring IN
anything that they wore personally They
were told that they would nave to SUI
render the J.w"lry The appraisers es'i-
mated thai - value without duty was
about SISn II was seizai
William Elwooi a JeWelIer ~ London
who arrived by thu american liner ~
faul. ran aionl OF Inn l'unahR". iialn
clotha, per frisk@r who found IA the
Jewellers wallet five diamond and sap
phIre scarf pins Nr Elwood said he
was merely visitor hare and thai ha had
no intention 81 selling tho pins He also
wore a pan and called me attention n
Nr SMITH tot II was MS habit. ha Saii.
To wear different pm every day IN the
week except sunday That - why no
had SIX pins His attention was called
70 tho newnrS- ~ the pms Other than 'Na'
he wore "" said that could no explained
readily lie was iew"llAr and naturally
Kept his pins IN fine condition. polishing
eacn one A. hs put n away II was Oh
s.rvsd by Mr. Smyth that tn. Pun worn
10y Elwood showed evidences Of much
wear. while the others did not show any
Also, NJ Smyih remarked IN" other
pms were concealed They wer" seized