The Irish standard., 1911-07-01
WISCONSIN LEATHER MANUFAC.
TURER AMONG THOSE
ACCUSED.
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN
Wealthy Men Near to Prosecution
Famous Jenkins Jewels is
Again in Lime
light.

New York, June 27.-Disclosures OF
a sensational character were made
concerning the theft and recovery OF
jewels belonging to Mrs. Helen
Dwelle Jenkins" formerly of Chicago
and now of New York. 1t is reported
that New York broker and banker,
q leather manufacturer of Wisconsin
and coal merchant of Tennessee are
involved in the smuggling of for
tune in gems, said to have been given
to the woman, in defiance of federal
laws.
The Wisconsin admirer of Mrs Jen.
kins is close to Indictment and prose
cntion for the alleged smuggling into
this country of the pretty baubles
which he purchased In Paris at cost
OF 100000 to grace the throat and
fingers of Mrs. Jenkins, his companion
on a trip abroad.
1t has not only developed that the
Western millionaire, whose complete
fascination for Mrs. Jenkins, had
alarmed his family into drastic ef
fort to bring about break with her
before he dissipated his enormous for
tune, is trembling in fear of arrest
but that his friend, the New York
banker, a millionaire, who aided him
in the alleged plot to smuggle. has
postponed his usual trip to Europe for
fear of arrest at the pier If he at
tempts to leave the country.
Collector of Customs Loeb began an
investigation through which he hoped
to learn what completely. If any, GER
tain customs men had in the SNUG.
CLING of the jewels.
Federal Office Has Case.
The cases of the millionaire are
now In the hands of District United
States Attorney Wise.
In the meantime about the least con-
cerncd person involved is Helen
DWelle Jenkins. or as she is here
known. Mrs. John W. Jenkins. She is
living in aplcndor at an uptown apart.
ment house in this city. She has ius,
learned that one of her young admir-,
ers is really secret agent of the
government. ..
Richard Parr, deputy surveyor OF
the port, who won his spurs in tie
famous sugar investigation and wLo
has been in charge of the case, has
been through the greatest contest OF
wits and influence of his career in
tracing the alleged smuggling of the
Jenkins jewels. He and his mon have
been followed constantly for the last
few months by a swarm of detectives
from a private agency.
Mrs. Jenkins relies on her friends to
see her through any difficulties fol
lowing the charge that her 100000
collection of diamonds, rubics, pearls
and omeralds were struggled and the
Wisconsin leather manufacturer, the
principal in the alleged smuggling OF
the gems. This man, it is said, is
head of a large plant in Wisconsin and
worth about $2O.0O0,00O. He is said
to have shown interest in the Jenkins
jewels at the time of the robbery in
December, 1909. but he denied any.
thing more than a. friendly interest in
Mrs. jenkins.
The reported loss of the jewelry
and its description attracted the at.
tentiOn Of the Gust oms officials and
they have been ceaselessly vigilant.
TO gain the desired information II
was necessary for a secret agent OF
the government to gain the confidence
Of Mrs. jenkins. Richard Parr, gov.
eminent secret service agent, met
Mrs Jenkins and they became fast
friends. He called frequently and
they drove out together in her auto.
mobile and dined at the fashionable
restaurants. Parr said that he cult.
waited Mrs. Jenkins acquaintance sole.
ly for the purpose of running down
this case.