Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-27
BIG SMUGGLING
PLOT IS Barred
Cass of Jenkins Jewels enly
Entering Wedge.

New York, June 27.-Richard Parr
the deputy surveyor of the custom
house, VINO has obtained the evidence
upon which the government will try tc
secure the indictment Of Nathan Allen
a wealthy leather manufacturer OF
Kenosha, Wis, and John R. Collins, 8
coal operator Of Nashville, Tenn, says
that his Investigations as they concern
these two men form only the entering
wedge to a much larger case involving
a conspiracy to cheat the government
of millions by smuggling jewelry into
this port. He says that he has evidence
Of smuggling involving at least $1,000,
600 worth Of goods.
According to Parr, the man fol
whom he vas cunning Is a prominent
New Yorker. Mr.. Parr said that II
some of the facts of the investigation
had not been made public prematurely
he would have been In a position to
lay before a federal grand jury enough
evidence to secure the indictment for
smuggling of the man in question.
Mr.. Parr denied that he secured the
tip upon which he began work from
Mrs. Helen Jenkins.
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-
tons. 1t Is said that the governments
Information concerns jewelry and
wearing apparel valued at over $780,
900.
Since the investigation was taken up
many stories calculated to dlscredit
Mr.. Parr have reached government Of
fcers. 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 a story which, If true, would have
reflected upon her husbands personal
character and which was mighty IN
pleasant to hear in any event. Mrs.
Parr became hysterical, and yesterday
her child was born dead. Mrs. Parr, 1t
was said, is recovering. Her husband
says that lie 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 1t was one Of their opera
tives who spoke to Mrs. Parr on the
telephone.
The detective agency superintendent
denies that any n 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
eminent by letter to Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh and Collector
Loeb to hand oven 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 1t
vas a case of differentiation or fail
ure to declare and that Mr.. Allen
would come on at once to face any spe-
cihc charge.
Mr.. Loeb declined the offer, and 1t 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 n who may be guilty.