New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
SAY NEW YORK BANKER
HELPED IN SMUGGLING
Parr, It Is Said, Has Discovered
That Jenkins Case Frauds
Will Reach ST, 900, 900.
DECEIVED, SAY DETECTIVES
Agents of Nathan Allen Say
Smuggling Charge Was Made
by Woman to Get More
Money from Him.

Smuggling on a large scale which has !
deprived the government Of more than
S1.~OODO In unpaid duties on jewelry. /
expensive gowns and other articles dur
ing the last two years involving a
wealthy banker Of this city. was hinted
at yesterday by government officials as
future development in the case Of Mrs.
Helen Dwelle Jenkins, on whose infor-
nation Richard Parr and other Treas
ury Department agents have obtained
evidence Of the smuggling of jewelry
and other valuables. In June. 1909. valued
at about $1,000 The circumstances
Of the case are now under Investigation
by United States Attorney Wise.
Collector Loeb and other interested
customs officials declined 10 discuss the
possibilities Of the Jenkins case yester-
day but il is understood that the larger
smuggling operations will he brought out
by the investigation before the federal
grand jury which is expected TO begin
the first of next month Collector Loeb
turned over all the data in the Jenkins
case collected by his agents to Mr.. Wise
and Mr.. Wise has delegated his as
sistant. Carl F. Whitney. TO take charge
Of the investigation
The information gathered by Mr. Parr
in connection with the alleged smuggling
OF Mrs Jenkinss Jewels and other prop
erty is said 10 implicate Nathan Allen.
a wealthy leather manufacturer Of Ken
osha, Wis. and John r. Collins. OF Mem
Ihis. in which city Mrs. Jenkins lived
before meeting Mr.. Allen, who became
infatuated with the attractive Mrs. Jen-
kins and lavished large sums OF money
upon her in this country and abroad.
Allen supplied the money for the jewels
and other belongings which Mrs. Jen-
kins purchased abroad and failed 10 de-
clare upon her return in June. 1909. ac-
cording 10 the information obtained by
the government officials With the as
sistance OF Allen and Collins and the
influence Of a banker in this city. il is
said. the declaration Of Allen that there
vas no dutiable property in the several
trunks brought back from Europe by
Mrs Jenkins and himself in June. 1909,
was accepted by the customs officials.
Loeb Resents Attacks.
| The efforts TO discredit and smirch
customs officials connected with the
jenkins case were strongly resented at
the Collectors office yesterday. Colec-
tor Loeb started an investigation in the
Custom House 20 determine what COM
plicity. IL any, certain Of his men may
have had in the alleged smuggling Of the
Jenkins Jewels The alleged smuggling
occurred about two months before Col
! lector Loeb took office. but the men who
passed the womans baggage are still in
the service, II is said. The Collector IS
said 70 be more concerned over the mat
ter Of the integrity of his men than over
the amount OF duty involved. For this
reason. II is understood. the whole case
has been sent TO Mr.. Wise. 70 be settled
in open court No other settlement will
be considered.
A customs official familiar with the ex-
animation Of baggage declared last night
that IL was absurd 10 say that Mrs. Jen-
kins had been able 10 smuggle jewelry
ashore through the connivance OF GUS
toms inspectors.
! The assistance or cOnniVance OF an
inspector" he said. is not necessary in
getting jewelry ashore. II is the easiest
sort OF stuff 10 smuggle. BY actual fig
ures in the customs records II is shown
that only one person in five thousand is
ever searched. and 1ewelry is invariably
brought ashore on the person. II is not
human nature 10 trust valuable articles
20 baggage.
IF Mr. Allen or Mrs. Jenkins were
using the customs inspectors 70 get
jewelry through the lines without the
payment Of duty why did the customs
officials deal so rigidly with Mrs. c. w.
Allen. Of Kenosha, Wis. and three
women of her party when they came TO
| New York on June 3. 1910. on the Lusi-
tana? This was year after Mrs. Jen-
kins is said 10 have got away with $1,000
worth Of jewelry and furs.
! Mrs Allen. who is relative OF
Nathan Allen: her daughter, Miss Criger
and Miss Ethel Sumner were all searched
after persistent lying and 5000 worth
OF jewelry vas taken from them. This
vas at a time when the courts were i'm
posing big fines ranging from $1,000 %
-. 900 in addition to Jail sentences, but.
strange 70 say. Mrs. Allen was let off with
the ridiculous fine Of 500 Surely. there
was no cOnnivance with customs officials
in this case The customs men made the
seizure. but had nothing TO do With the
absurdly small fine.
1t has been said that Mrs. Jenkins
was permitted 10 swear of 5000 worth
Of goods This in itself would show that
she had been put through a minute GUS
toms examination"
| II was learned yesterday that about
three weeks ago An effort was made u
settle the smuggling charges After
Deputy Surveyor Parr had returned
from Chicago. where he had been carry
ing on the investigation. W s Forrest.
a criminal lawyer of Chicago called on
Collector Loeb and told him IL is said.
that he represented Allen and Collins in
the affair and wished 10 settle the snug
Cling case by paying whatever duty and
fines the government might consider
fair
Detectives Scout Smuggling Tale.
Members of the Mooney & Boland
detective agency in this city which was
fc>merly retained by Nathan Allen 10
look up the career OF Mrs. Jenkins when
Allan n-as having her attention dis