The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
TO AIR IT IN COURT
Mrs. jenkins Jewel Snug
Cling Case Reaches Head.
PARR "HOUNDED," HE SAYS.
Detective Employed by Rich Manu-
facturer Mentioned In Case Denies
His Men Repeated Damaging
Story to Customs Mans Wife.

New York, June 27.-Such informa-
ton as the government has obtained
concerning the alleged smuggling into
this port of valuable jewelry said to
have been presented to Mrs. Helen
Jenkins, has been turned over TO Unit
ed States Attorney Wise. Collector
Loeb declines to discuss the case, but
it was said that he has started an in
vestigation of the report that customs
men were bribed when the illegal i'm
portations were made.
The Nathan Allen mentioned is a
leather manufacturer Of Kenosha,
Wis, who is said to have presented
Mrs. Jenkins with the smuggled jew
elry. John r. Collins of Nashville,
Tenn, has also been mentioned in the
case, and 1t is intimated that several
persons in New York had something to
do with Mrs. Jenkins jewels.
The customs house became interest
ed in the case last April, when Rich
ard Parr, the deputy surveyor who fig
ured so prominently in the sugar over
weighing cases, told Collector Loeb
that he had received a tip concerning
a smuggling scheme with unusual fea-
lures. Since then $1,000 worth of
jewels which were in Mrs. jenkins
possession have been seized by the
customs men.
1t was from Mrs. Jenkins principally
that information concerning the SNUG
Cling is understood to have been OBJ
tained, and last month Mrs. jenkins
went to Chicago, where she was met
by Parr in the course of his investiga-
tions. 1t is said that the governments s
information concerns jewelry and
wearing apparel valued at over $780,
600.
Since the investigation was taken up
many stories calculated to discredit
Mr.. Parr have reached government of
ficers. Mr.. Parr has said that during
his investigations he had been "hound-
ed very much as he was while work
ing on the sugar cases. Last Thurs
day some one called up Mr.. PARIS
wife on the telephone and tried to tell
her story which, if true, would have
reflected upon her husbands personal
character and which was mighty I'M
pleasant to hear in any event. Mrs.
Parr became hysterical, and yesterday
her child was born dead. Mrs. Parr, it
was said. is recovering. Her husband
says that he means to see the fight
through, no matter what happens.
The Mooney & Boland detective
agency, which has for a long time act
ed in Mr.. Aliens interests as far as
those interests concern Mrs. jenkins,
denies that it was one of their opera
tives who spoke to Mrs. Parr on the
telephone.
The detective agency superintendent
denies that any one connected with
the office did anything to hinder Parr
in his work and adds that, on the con-
trary, the agency offered to the gov
ernment by letter to Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh and Collector
Loeb to hand over their information
concerning Mrs. Jenkins.
More recently Mr.. Aliens counsel,
Mr.. Forrest, went to Collector Loeb.
He told the collector that he repre-
sented both Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Collins
in this matter, and that If the govern
ment could show any claim or make
any specific accusation against either
man they would settle at once If II
was case of undervaluation or fail
ure to declare and that Mr.. Allen
would come on at once to face any spe,
cific charge.
Mr.. Loeb declined the offer, and it is
understood that he wants the whole
affair aired in court in order to clear
up the imputations concerning his own
men. as well as to secure the convic
ton of any one who may be guilty.