The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-14
EX.GOV. ROLLINS A SMUGGLER
NRRESTED FOR FlILTRE TO
DECLARE DUTgtBLE GOODS.
VIE and soa Held ~ same CoHiplalhi
Ilsd i've Chancrs 10 Declare and
says We Was "a FSsl 10 Try It''-IH-
derlaPed AFilclrs valued a. -. OOO.

hAu we uaneea 70 DfFaAFN aal
says We Was "a FOsi 20 Try it''-Jn-
derlaPed AFilclrs valued a. ~. 900.
Former Governor Frank West Rollins
Of New Hampshire and his son. Douglas
Rollin.. were arrested yesterday morning
when they arrived here on the steamship
laisitania from England on warrants
issued by United states Commissioner
shields The complaint attached TO the
warrants and sworn 10 by Customs
lnsreVtor Matthew y cassidy charges
the former Governor, his son and his
wife. Catharine Rollins with conspiracy 10
dsfraild tho Government by smuggling In
dutIabls good
After the lnsitania had locked and the
examination % tho baggage vas begun
il Waz found that the Rollins family had
mad" a declaration containing merely One
fur jacket valued az tsOO Inspector
Cassidy. however found nine trunks
! telonging 90 them. and In the-a trunks
b. found dutiahls goods valued at 81 CO..
consisting ~ mems and women'S wearing
apparel. souvenirs a watch chain. q pair
u cuiI butt1ns. two brooches and three
ring.
Acting Deputy Surveyor Peter J.
simmons. who had charge u the dock
! took NJ Rollins. hi- wife and son 10 the
[ Surveyor Ohi's. where thsy had brief
preliminary hearing before Deputy SIR
veyor Racykiewicg The Deputy SURVEYOR
told Mr. Rollins that b. could readily
understand that HE failure TO declare the
articles found might he an oversight
on he rart and that he might not be
familiar with the customs Law. In that
case he told him 10 think the matter over
and -ss if hs didn't have articles that h.
wanted 20 add 20 his declaration. Mr.
Rollins went back 70 the pier and con-
suited with bis wife and sou. In q few
minute. he returned and told the Deputy
Surveyor that he had Inadvertently
omitted q necklace. bracelet. three gowns
two suits o. clothes and sundries
Have you inquired Of your wife Il there
b any iewelry she has failed 20 deClare'-
asked Mr. RacSkiewicS
Yes, and the declaration is now com.
plste. replied tho Ex-Governor.
Mr. Rollins and Douglas Rollins we're
requested 20 90 TO the Deputy Surveyors
ofice and there all three were searched.
On them were found articles Of jeWelry
Of miner vaiipe which had not been de-
clarSd. Among other thing WIRE several
match hozss found on Douglas Rollins.
Mr. Rollins later admitted 10 Deputy
Surveyor Raczkiswicz that ~ had omitted
these articles from his declaration. and
according 70 acting Deputy Surveyor
Simmons Mr. Rollins said
I vas a fool % Try tt He Il said 20
have also admit ed that he had made
ia.se declaration on the ship After
'hs statement had been made &. e. Wall.
a sne~ial agent % the Treasury Depart
ment, formally placed all three % the
accused under arrest Mrs. Rollins. who
Is an invalid and whom the excitement
Of the aFau had upse', was allowed to GO
20 the Hotel Belmont nut her husband
and son were immediately taken before
United States Commissioner Shields IN
the Federal Building.
When arrsi-ned neither tho former
Governor nor hts son would make any
statement. They we're held In s7.OOO hail
each. which was later furnished by the
American Bonding Company ~ Rahi-
more. Nd When Mr. Rollins and hts
SRI first appeared in Commissioner
Shields's ofica they were without counsel.
bat later a msmbsr Of the Law firm ~
Rollins 3 Rollins u y Nassau street ap-
reared Tor them The principals of thar
law firm are cousins Of the former Gov
eTnOT Neither tho accused nor the law
yer would make any statement.
Mrs. Rollins will b. arraimed bef0re
Commissioner Shields to-day On her
person when searched b Deputy Sur
veyOr RaczkeN icz's oiiicewas found gold
watch chain and q pair Of ClH buttons
These we're included in the list u unde-
clared articles ~ far discovered and val
ued AZ 81 600 by Appraiser Mckenzie.
Both Mr.. Rollins and HE son took their
predioament oOol'y Their examination
before Commissioner Shields was set
for neNt Friday afternoon AZ ? O'Clock.
The accused men were IN Commissioner
Shielda's once for nearly two hours before
a representative of the American Bond
ing Company appeared 20 bail them out.
This done. they AZ once rejOined Mrs.
Rollins AZ the Hotel Belmont
The trunks Of the Rollins party will he
taken 10 the Appraisers stores this morn.
ING. where they will ell b opened and their
contents examined.
Former Governor Rollins Of New Hamp-
shire was born a. Concord. n. r.. February
%. 1871. He is the con Of former United
States senator Edward n. Rollins Of that
State. He d . graduate OF the Masaa-
chusstts institute q fechhOlOgy and has
besn a member and pFeaidsnt OF the New
Hampshire Senate. He was Governor
Of New Hampshire IN isoe-isoi. and h az
present q banker IN Boston with o6lcea
at 10 MIN street His rssidenos. how
ever. 10 atill IN Concord. In isaa hs was
married 10 Catharins w. Psoker In
1871 he published Tbs Ring IN the Clia"
and subseausntiy wrote The Twin Hua-
aara.' -BreAk-O' Day Tales. The LADY
Of the viOiet.- what Can q Young Man
Dol and 'OId Home Week speeohss.'
In New Englsnd Mr.. Rollins 10 we'll
known AZ the founder Of the Old Home
Week celsbration.
The offence with which former Governor
Rollins is charged 10 q violation Of section
N of the Wulfali Rtataa psnal Code Tn.