Smyrna times., 1911-06-28
UNEARTHS BIC
CUSTOMS FRAUD
Two MiIIlOnaiTes Are Said 70
be Involved.
GRAND JURY TO ACT
a Story of Love, Romance and Mys-
terry Said to Be Back of Alleged
100000 Smuggling Scandal.

100000 Smuggling Scandal.
WITH the seizure of $4,000 worth of
gems in New York belonging to Mrs.
Helen Dwelle Jenkins, the first open
move in a campaign as sensational as
II has been secret has been made by |
the United States customs officers.
This seizure is only an earnest of |
what is to come, for Mrs. Jenkins has |
Jewels valued at 100000, which Col |
lector Loeb's men declare came from |
Europe duty free.
Back of this sweeping charge lies
story of love, romance and mystery
which woudld delight Dumas.
The sequel promises to be the ar
rest of a multi-milionaire friend of
Mrs. Jenkins and the airing of the
whole web of adventure and secrecy
in court
Assistant United States District At
torney Wise, who compelled the Du-
veens to disgorge more than million
dollars, has the case in charge for the
government That he will push it to
the end no one doubts, for he is back
ed up by declarations by Mr.. Loeb's
men that not only the jewels, but valu-
able gowns, lingerie and hats were
smuggled into the country by the
same person who smuggled in the
Jenkins diamonds, sapphires and
pearls.
The whole matter will be laid be-
fore the grand jury in a few days.
Mrs. jenkins, the central figure in
the matter, is the most unconcerned.
ct her fashionable $4,000 apartment,
not far from the Ansonia, she refused
to discuss the case further than to
say she was ignorant of any SNUG
Cling.
Here in a nutshell is the story up to
date, and it is only made public be-
cause Mr.. Loeb departed from his
usual reticence to protect his own
men who were charged by the men
mail.
Mrs. Jenkins first acquired noto-
riety in December, 1909, when she re-
ported the loss of 100000 worth of
jewels from her apartment in the Lor-
raine, Fifth avenue and Forty-fifth
street.
The police investigated, but decided
it was no case for them, and after
series of moves and countermoves, as
complicated as ingenuity could make
them, Mrs jenkins got her jewels
back at a cost of $4,000.
Were they stolen? No one knows
Who furnished the money to ge
them back? No one knows, and here
the customs officials awoke to the fac
that 100000 in jewels in the hand
of a woman heretofore unknown t.
them was a subject for investigation.
They asked, Where did she ge
them?" And they found out in Ell
rope. They asked who bought then
and they found out in America.
This is the secret today. The nam
of the man who bought them. Mr.
Jenkins is a beautiful woman, youn
and entertaining. She lives the lii
of a princess and spends money lik
a queen.
Before she appeared in the Ne
York horizon she came to Mempn
from New Orleans with jockey, D'
left him to begin life of more luxul
than he could afford. She had met
banker, and he, it is said, was one
the admirers of her "house of mai
mirrors" outside Memphis. She WI
called Helen Field or Fuld then.
Suddenly she gave up her residen
in Memphis aand appeared like bla
ing star in Chicago, where she occ
pied a palatial home on Prairie aN
nue..
Enter at this point the namele
multi-millionaire, who is now ire
bling for fear of Indictment and pr
ecution
This was three years ago. After |;
ishing $150,O00 in furnishings for t
Chicago house, this man pined for
trip abroad, and accordingly we
Mrs Jenkins was also a passeng
occupying suite de luxe.
The two toured the continent a
the millionaire bought jewels WI
Mrs. jenkins said the word.
Coming home with the two and
this valuable jewelry was a west'
fellow magnate. The two men, 1t is
legged, fixed up plot to smuggie
diamonds in.
The scheme succeeded, due PAL
to the high standing of the men. lie
Field went to the Lorraine, with
maids and valet and engaged ap
ments as Mrs. John w. jenkins.
aged millionaire hurried to his W
ern home.
The western millionaire is thus
to face with prosecution in spite
heroic attempts to get his case
aside and the lavish use OF none.
the same end.
Fatally Shot In Shooting Caller
Louis Lamaroff, aged twelve ye