The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-21
mrs. CHESBUOUGH CONVICTED
mum HOWIN FOUND GUIL-
~ az SUI CEILING.
U,,nmuruda tion Zoe MERCY Expected 10
save tier rram iniprisOnment the
lrr va, &C. $4,000 GsSeFnment
New g, Nncr the sJO. OOO Necklace.

New q. hlrr TIE H'tO,ullo Neetlaee.
rr,..>. y j.. Nav ~ Mrs. Matilda
n Trough. wife Of a steamship
.r.. no lumber dealer % Newton.
u... 1870. convicted of smuggling in
on. r.rr states District Court to-day.
do. ... was accompanied by a recon-
ru.Hl..ru Tor mercy. Mira. ChesbrOuGh
... .. husband hal returned TO New
g., ..rn the jury. after celebrating
....r hours came in with its findings
.rsn.f = O'Clock tonight.
.,...nl that Ia view Of the recon.
o., ... 'Hr mercy the sentence will
r.- r.'. .ra term " Imprisonment The
,... u inc is g. ON. The Court will
f.a,..i .. IA th,s amount on the ground
,..r ... Government has been put 20
l.,.v r.rrn,s ln conducting the pro-
,..E- The tTal occupied three days.
convection ~ Mrs. Chesbrough. who
Va. ur, 1T several tourists trapped by
o.. .sf1rs officials about a year ago.
oil followed hy proceedings 70 con-
'.-a.r o pearl necklace which has been
s.-r5.ssi - high as tSO. 600. together with
A
rr--r we're five counts In the indictment.
~ a' which. the FIRST and third. were
ABANDONED by the Government when the
ta,r vas considered upon demurror.
Jgas. R-Ilstah directed the jury 20 6nd
. verdict u acquittal on the fourth and
r.'r counts having only the second 10 be
cor adhered M the Jury room.
rfe dfth count. charging Mrs Chez
l-wsh with rraudulently importing mer-
Naai,-r INTO his country. was the one
REGARDED hy Mrs Chesbrough's counsel
o.. MOST ~srrol- inas,1uch a. Il involved
rrs heaviest penalty The second count
was brought under sections Of the Federal
ys--rua effects in baggage with intent
o. dat-aui me Government Of the duty
L. was generally understood that even
80 o the jury find a verdict Of guilty
under r0, count the Government would
o. .rEr ~-Tt-nce Of Imprisonment.
Co.,. euad t-o tho Court 10 impose the
Iaurum r.r provided by the statutes
When r.. trial was resumed this morn
NJ United states District Attorney vree-
ArH Withdrew an objection Ne had made
Yesterday fp having testimony given by
IN thas1rough's husband Fremont y
IHr-Hrnlgh In testifying Mr. Ches-
Trough SAID h. was a lumber merchant
.s0gu Newton and was the owner u the
t0s..rnIg1 packet line Of coaztwise
sssmsr, plying between Boston. Nor
g., Baltimore and more southerly ports
, % on--oborated the previous testimony
Nr- lu-shruugh that when she landed
o. Hohoken from the Kaiser Wilhelm n
ar NAV DO" customs officials seized her
miss and refused 20 allow her 20 amend
Dr. t-a .aratlon enumerating the dutiable
.', 90 her possession.
J.. '.r determination Of Mr. Chss-
i-o.g1 fH- District Attorney made an.
r"r Effort TO bring into the case the
s-.g.-a 1i a pearl neCklare. the value Of
Fr.rl has been variOusly placed AZ from
: 5000 20 so ~. tie succeeded only
producing a memorandum from the
, .~.'ors once showing that such q
sr.hars hat Ue~n -eizei Or surrendered
Iir Chesbrough Ia this memOran-
g 100 the foreign value u the necklace
vas placed a. SIC Oa0 and the home valus.
ding the ~ por cent duty. a. t9O WO
b % necklace. Mr. Ch-sbrOuRh said. Vas
ON. ia Mrs. ChesbrouEh's possession When
Ianded The Court refused 70 allow
irheT evidence regarding 10 seizure
through testimony Of William Brady
. detroit lawyer II l.. Cheney Of he New
N.rk bar q "a " VI Brooks. port captain
the Ch~sbrOugh Packet Lane. Mrs
"sbroughs counsel. q. p Mardnsr.
a tempted 10 brnE Out that Collector
'"cb ami Harrison Osborne. who acted
o., Mr. LOeb's counsel IA the case. made
.r0us threats regarding what would
done 20 Mrs Ch-sbTOugh and her bus
land Judge Rellstab oyerrued every
q .--r.ou Of this character aud no IN
formation vas ELECTED
Mr cheney said be- had tried To have a
uppna served on Mr. Loeb 10 be- present
witness. bat had been unable to reach
Boo 4 subp'rua be- SAID had hcen
....-i upon Mr. Osborne though he was
D. f l court ami no explanation was gwen
his absence
~ Nariusr asked the Judge 10 dismiss
% nv temporarily IN order that he
O. outline 10 the Court his reasons
sHuK into the alleged threats ~ Col
'. Loeb. Judge Rsllsiab said 10 was
".-- ro discuss the point a. the eyi-
l,r.a sought 10 10 introduced was IN
. r.-r-ur He told Mr. Nardnsr that
.rr ght note his exceptions TO the Courts
q and argue them before a higher
O.. "a. should he desire
Among tho witnesses called by the de-
i.. R"r' NIr aud Mrs.. Joseph 4. Noe,
Fr." u the employ % the ChesbrOuEh
-r.u.i fur twrnty-one years. Both
.... testified that all the fur garments
f... arrr seized by the customs officers
r.. Do Mrs ChssbrouRh's possession
o.. 30 ny her before her trip abroad.
... garwsrtz had been remOdelled IN
., and the Government claimed that
...# 900 u their enhanced value IN conse-
r.a they wers subject % duty and
have been declared as articles
-at abroad ~ his charge 70 tbs
'ar Judge Rellstab sustained this
'I'ar.1 provided the jury found that
"rauons we're not merely IN the
Damn. 20 ordinary repairs, but had
T1'a- H Increased tbs value Of the furs.
~ the articles enumerated in the
fl'""Tl ln addition 10 the 81. ono neck
~. f..- a seed pearl rope. q l0cket or
carr Ud a pair ~ cuh buttOns. John
ha. 1-trDit ieWellsr. who said he had
H"F. fh" ChesbrOughs for more than
twenty-five years. Identified all u theas
on a- having been bought BY NJ.
H N., 'hssbrOugh ir bic store. The
- Attorney tired 10 rtdiciile the idea
NJ '. k.v Istng an. In krfantifv uoaf