The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-03
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tr,ink- h~ f.,.su.i NJ an- r-.,iy r-sr ~ a.
open thew Mr- Br,ss-~l t-cosnrani--tbY
hsr husband. Wa sitting %, the tirne GA
"a. d--k ~ the snip she explained that
-h- uas Ia no hurry ~ at -. a. they hal
10 VAT for q trsia Ia Las. Os,rss ths,r
hofus
Wh-n ~. trnk. wsr' of,-n-I hnAIly
tl. 'ns,-CtuF fniind som- dr-s--. AMI
clsak, whirh b. thu,lEht look.i NV.
a- called acting Deputy Surveyor O'Coa-
pn-r ani both q,bss,,on~d Mrs. Broe~si.
N. d-ni.d having bonsis ,hs dreS--s
ard things Abroad. Harnt-ch went - ths
statsroom occupied by th. Rru.asls AMI
found Paris labels, h.ariRg ths names &C
R-dfern. D,unsy and Iinkel with thu
threads by which they hal he-n fastened
still hanging To- them. Mrs.. Bru~.~l still
p-rzi-tsd thai she had not bought ths
Gooels abros,d and tho trunk, werc ssnt
% the seizure ohlc-.
Mr.. Brn.>sl was told b. appear h~fors
Deputy Surveyor George . Smyth In thu
Custom Hou-s az O'Clock. Instead nor
husband came ~ represent her. He wa
sent On got his wife and reappear-i with
her an hour later. At first Mrs. Brosssl's
memory was not good. even IN the Deputy
Surveyors osiic-. but finally she admitted
that she had bought gowns from Redfern
and Linkel and hats from Camille Rogers.
all in Paris. she explained 10 Mr.. Smyth
that she had bought tho things without
her husbands knowledge and inasmuch
a. he assisted her in preparing her declGra-
ton shs had omitted mention % them
50 ~ not 60 Iet him know about the pur-
chase. She had previously declared
only $500 worth % duDsble goods. This
she increased by $3.50 in the Deputy Sur
veyor's once
This morning all the trunks will he
opened and appraised AZ the public stores.
Mrs. Broesel's maid had ons trunk which
was also seized. Mrs Broosel declared
positively that there was no dutiabls
jewelry among her belongings When
she became involved in the net 81 the c-is-
toms men she wore an extra waist ~ silk
and also piece of lace which she said was
a centrepiece This last she said had been
given to her by . woman friend az
present.
A daughter 81 Mrs. Broerel. whn met
her father and motheS at the p'er. ac-
companied them to the Custom House.
Mrs. C. II Hopki ns 81 Santa Barbara.
Cal another passenger on the LusitAnia.
had a box IL jewelry in her trunk. In
the box was a pearl collar and othsr
things She convinced the customs in
spectors without trouble that she had
worn them for manR years One piece.
however. a topaz set in a ring Of diamonds.
attracted the special notice % the in
spectorS.
Mrs Hopkins said that the topaz came
from California, but she admitted that
she had given it o. ieweller in Geneva.
who had sent IL 90 Paris and mad IL ret with
the diamonds She said the setting cost
her $50 and added that she had not
thought IL necessary IN declare IL. When
the matter was explained Ia Mr. Smvth
he gave her the bcnefi. ofthe doubt and let
her pay the duty
There was one case 81 attempted
smuggling on the steamship Patricia.
alro arriving yesterday. In this n Soc
ond cabin passenger. Yetta Schoer was
found TO poe$ess n trunk with false
bottom in which was $3.50 worth 81 dress
patterns and laces. The woman said that
she know nothing about Il; thu, the false
bottom had been put in the trunk nv her
brother in law and the trunk packed
by her sister Tho gods were seized