New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
PRISON FOR SMUGGLERS
Women Need Lesson. So Gus
toms Authorities Believe.
FINES DON'T CHECK THEM
Federal Council Will Try to In
duce Court to 1nf1ict Sen
tences. However Brief.

An attempt will be made by the fed
e-al counsel who will prosecute the
women recently indicted on charges of
violating the customs laws TO induce
the court TO inf1ict prison sentences, IN
addition TO the fines, no matter 10"
brief the incarceration may be Coliec-
.or Loeb and Surveyor Henry believe
that IMPRISONMENT Will be necessary II
smuggling by women is 10 be checked
The women now under charges are Mrs.
/ REYNOLDS Adriance. who brought
,,earl necklace into port concealed in the
folds Of q. great turban. and Mrs. Mayme
McKenna, Of Chicago. who did not de-
clare seven gowns. valued al Sl,oeo
In the numerous smuggling cases
growing out Of the sleeping trunk
rractice. not woman among the many
indicted vas sent TO Jail. They were
roe6 in sums running from 500 to
S--5an. which Were paid as rule with
brand new bills of large denominations
The Collector believed that the viola
-;ors of the customs laws were 0ecreas-
ing until the return OF the foreign travel
negan Before the tide set for this
lector Loeb was more lenient. and II rs
believed that this may have something
10 do with the almost unprecedented
harvest Of snugElers-
Although yesterday was hah-hoIloaE
The customs authorities were busy with
the cases recently brought to their at
1ention. I'D at the Appraisers stores
the examiners were occupied with the
bsegage held up by The inspectors
Herman Broesel. banker and importer.
whose wife failed TO declare all the
goods she bought abroad and hroughI
with her on the steamship Lusltanla-
went TO the stores yesterday with sew
eral bags. expecting TO take away ali
The articles that were not dutlable. but
he was met with refusal for, since
the day before. when hearing had peeh
held before Surveyor Henry, the exam
tners had discovered much more dutla-
ble materials and $500 in jewelry
The ieu-elrv. Mr. Broesel declared, had
been bought in this country, but he VIII
have 10 give proof before Special AS
sistart Surveyor Srlyth on Tuesday-
The work Of examining the baggage had
ror been finished when the call was
made with the hags. and Mr. Broesel
got only some garments instead OF the
things he expected 10 take away.
I-outs Sherry viii have TO appear be
fore United States Commissioner Oil
christ iE the Federal Building on Tues
cav or he will be arrested on a charge
of attempting 10 violate the customs
laws He came on the steamship
Oceanic. and didn't declare anything.
hut the customs officials found enough
foreign socks and other things to make
il necessary 10 report the case 10 the
Surveyors Office Since then the bag
gage Of Mr.. Sherry has been examined
and $3.50 'worth.of dutiabIe articles dis
covered.
Afr Sherry IS away on an automobile
trip Il was said that he had been COM
rnunicated with and that a warrant for
lis arresz would not be issued unless he
failed 10 obey the summons to appear
Among his goods, besides the socks,
were said 10 have been London made
clothing. underwear from the Continent.
rare pipes and, some odds and ends of
jeWelry.
Miss Josephine Nahoney, Of Jamaica
Plain, got away scot free with her hob
ble skirts which she brought over with
her on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II.
She had 70 pay duty on about S4oo
worth Of goods not declared. but the
skirts were, not among them.
Another person who got away was
Mrs Yetta Scheer. Of this city, who
came in the-second cabin OF the steam
ship Lusi1ania- Her trunk had q false
bottom, and the customs officials We're
bound TO accept her sworn statement
that her brother-in-law had made the
trunk and had put the false bottom IN
without her knowledge, and that her
sister had PIT in $50 worth Of dutiable
goods, also without her knowledge.