New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
RETURN ADR|ANCE JEWELS
Government Retains Only Those
Seized on Arrival.
GRAND JURY TAKES up CASE
Husband Still Insists That Pro
ceeding Against His Wife
Is an Outrage.

Although rhs husband of Mrs /. ReSh-
olds adriance. o. Poughkeepsie. dec.afea
Yesterday that the whole processing oi
the customs officials. which on Sunday ieo
TO TIE seizure of a pearl necklace which
wss concealed in her hat and 10 heI ue
ten-ion appearance before DTiteo 9ta
commissioner, and release under s''''' "o-l
was an outrage the result Of an cii1o' '0-
ate mistake. the federal grand JURY CON
sidered the case yesterday
Before Surveyor Henry Mrs AorlanOe
croved purchase in this country OF 'he
valuable iewelry detained at the custom
House This had nothing to 40 Win 'ile
rearl necklace. valued at 5000 goio flesh
h.e and valuable laces that hao oeeh
...zed and upon which the charge OF al
,ernrred smuggling had been Preler'eo- III
addition TO the jewelry detained ny ouI-
-evor Henry. belonging TO Mrs Aoflance
he had q pearl necklace. valued at so'V''
belonging 10 the daughter 1hls was aiso
-c5.ased as having been bought in this
country
An Indictment was handed down against
Ms. Nsy-ne McKenna. Of Chicago. VINO
"a arrested Oh Saturday on a charge Of
stterrpting to sGluggle into this country
.e.-c-, gowns valued at $3.50. Mrs Nc
f-o,,ra * under bail OF $500 to appeaE be-
.ora Tinted States Commissioner Hitch-
cocL- nm September IL. Late in the DAY IL
u-as saio tha: the jury had also acted IN
the adr1ance case. as a Treasury agehi
r-co had been detailed on the matter was
i,efo-a that body Two indictments were
handed down. one against Mrs Mchenna
end one against another attempted SNUG
rler Both papers we're ordered scared
Mrs Adriance. Nr. Adriance ana MISS
Adriance. accompanied by their counsel
.abram j. Rose, and a representative OF
5ewelry house. went 70 the custom HOUSE
soon after noon to submit proof that the
,ev-elr.-. said to be worth 100000. in the
Surveyors safe had all been bought IN TINS
CITY 4 bundle Of bills. receipted. was one
Of the principal things carried.
Surveyor Henry. who seldom presdes at
the hearings. took personal charge OF the
case and directed the proceedings. The
1evelry was spread upon large table ana
one piece after another was idennned oN
the representative of the jewelry house or
by bill The pearl collarette- said to he
worth $4,000. had been bought fifteen years
ago Some of the other articles were
bought two years ago. some in 1890 and one
as far back as 1873.
There was no excitement at the identif1-
cation Se2nCe- II was bISFI - ~ tAiot III =
Adriance was nervous, while at former
hearings she had been cool. It was Mr..
Adriance who was cool yesterday Mrs
Adrfance seemed to be fully conscious OF
what was ct stake in the examination
When the last piece of jewelry had been
esta bnshed al an American article the lot,
thirty pieces in all, was put into tTo bags
and taken away by the Adrfance family
There were differences of opinion regarding
the value of the jewelry. A conservative
estimate was S25.aa0
Mrs Adriance will have TO appear to-day
or few days later 10 answer 10 charge
Of attempted smuggling. It was said last
evening that Mrs. Adriance and Mrs. Nc
Kenna would in all proha bility be 1ned a
nominal sum if the charges were not con-
tested.