The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-22
SEARCH A MONTANA WOMAN
NRS. TOOLMAN TELEGRAPHS
I'd SENATOR CARTER.

Cusssas Mea In Hobskea Held Suer 10
ana Question the Amerte&nism q Her
Gswns-Gswns ana Js~ess Detsaaed
Gives HAIL ana Gees 70 the walderf.
woman Of middle age who was n
passenger by the North German Lloyd
liner George Warrington. in yesterday
from Bremen. attracted notice on the pier
ny giving her opinion Of deputy surveyors.
an appraiser and inspectors who were
dispOsed 20 contest her gtatem~nt that
-hs had nothing dutiable besides the siOo
'Orth Of foreign bought goods she was
entitled 90 bring In. The inspector who
examined one of her seven pieces Of
bag9AGe noted a number % gowns that
appeared TO be new. and he called the
attention Of Deputy Surveyor Isaac Harris
to them. Appraiser Bank decided that
the gowns should he detained To deter
mine whether or not they should pay
duty.
The customs men say that the passen-
ger. Mrs. Cornelia NJ woolman ~ Helena.
Mon. denounced the mrthdhs OF inspec-
ton and - ii shs thought she had enough
influence To make somebody suWer for
holding her up a. II she ha d been viola .
tor Of the law The chief % the division,
Deputy Surveyor J. J. Raczkiewicz, wal
called in 60 settle the trouble. Tie asked
Mr. wOoEHsaR IL shs desired Ia Tmend her
decla "a tion 80 as To declare other articles
such a. the gowns. She said that she did
not and that she would communicate ny
telegraph a. soon 40 possible with her
friend senator carter Of Montana ana
find out Why she had been treated 80
sim billy. A further examination Of her
J haggnge revealed six loose foreign labels
The customs men regarded this as sun =
Gent evidence TO warrant a personal
4, search cf Mrs. Woolrnan by a matrop.
When Mrs. wooIman was told that she
would have TO submi, 10 this she handed
out shree strings ~ corAls. This did not
save her from examination by the mairon
aboard ship. Among the jewelry she
turned over to the matron were a coral
, nee klace. a pearl and diamond brooch. a
! coral bracelet and several rings. The
val,I" Of the lot was put AZ about 81 600
and the gowns at several thousand dol
lars.
Then Deputy Surveyor RAczkiewiCz
arrested her and took her before United
States Commissioner Ross in Hoboken.
| who held her in eS0O for examination.
She furnished the bail and telegrAphsd
20 senator Carter. telling Of her plight
Tho customs men sAy they gave Mrs.
WoolmAn every opportunity to escape
arrest treating her with unusual lenity.
not because she declared that she was
friend OF senator Carter but because
they bells we'd that she might have been
! ignorant Of tho law They tWice asked
/ her 10 she was sure that abe had declared
every foreign purchas~. and they Rc-
osptsd her estimate OF the value Of the
things that she said she had bought for
sIOo.
HELENA. Mon. March - Mrs. Corne-
La WoolmAn left this city several mont MS
ago with the wife Of Helena banker for
European trip. She IL the widow Of
Joseph p Voolman former United State.
Marshal aud a well known land and live
stock owner who died here about two
years ago He left his entire estate.
amounting 90 nearly a quarter Of a mill
ION dollars 70 his wife. who has converted
nearly all Of il into cash. and that she
should bs concerned in petty smuggling
in her friend HelsnA SAYS IL incOnceivable.
WASHINGTON March u senator Car
ter was surprised when informed TO-
kht % the arrest in New York % Mira
Woolman
4 am sure there must he some mis-
take said senator Garter know Mrs
woolman we'll She II a woman Of high
standing IN Helena and not TIE sort that
world engage in smuggling in any way
senator Garter saws Mrs. WoOlman IL
the widow 10 } p. WoolmAn. former
Auditor ~ Montana. who left consider
able money when he died. Mrs. Wool
man. according 10 the senator. has been
in Europe about six months He said
he would ascertain the facts in the matter
the first thing IA the morning and vas
sure 10 would he .traightenc1 out