The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-26
Government Official Says
Certain Wealthy Men Are
Implicated in Illegal lmpor-
tation of Gems.
WAS OFFERED BRIBE
TO DROP THE CASE
A Complex and Sensational
Detective Story Will Be
Told the Federal Grand
Jury When 1t Meets.
(National News Association

(National News Association
New York, June 26-A big snug
Cling plot in which a millionaire New
York banker and friend of Mrs. Helen
Dwell Jenkins whose 100000 jewels
were smuggled into this country, is
the central figure, was unearthed by
Richard Parr, the depot surveyor OF
the port, he declared today in connec-
ton with his investigation into the
Jenkins gem mystery.
Parr declared that he had been offer.
ed 100000 bribe to withdraw from
the case. In an interview at his home
1863 West 143rd street, today, he told
the details of the remarkable scheme
to defraud Uncle Sam out of vast
sums in custom duties.
In single instance. according to
the deputy surveyor Parr, jewelry val
ued at $1O00,OOO was brought in free
of duty through the influence Of New
Workers whom Parr declared was pow
erful enough to have certain govern
ment officers on duty at the piers
when the ships docked.
Big Banker Involved.
The Jenkins case is only a small
thing compared to developments tha,
will come of the investigation now In
progress and which is practically end
ed he said today. "One of the best
known bankers and brokers of New
York will be shown to have conducted
| a system of smuggling on q gigantic
scale within the past two years Ir
one instance $1,00O,OOO was involved.
This banker and two other men. al
so millionaires, it is said, will be in
dicted as result OF the jenkins case
| One of the other men is said to be q
| multi-millionaire manufacturer of ke
nosha, Wis, and the other is promi
nent coal merchant of Nashville, Tenn
One of the most complex and sen
sational detective stories unfolded IL
a decade will be told to the fedora
grand jury in an effort to indict Aller
and Co.line, it is declared.
Parr said the other two men in the
jenkins case organized a conspiracy te
smuggle Mrs. Jenkins's gems into this
country in the Hotel Savoy, London.
Stumble Upon Plot.
1T was because of this one case anC
the subsequent robbery of the jewels
from the Lorraine" he continued, THAI
| the government agents stumbled upor
the conspiracy of the New York mil
| lionaire to get all sorts of valuable
gems without paying duties"
He cited an instance of the pur
chase in Paris of 100000 necklace
for Mrs. Jenkins by millionairs.
That necklace" said Mr.. Parr, "wal
bought in Paris on credit. The firm
there sent a cable to Tiffanys in New
York asking about the millionaire!
credit. They wired back, Credit un
limited" This pleased him very mucl
and he told Mrs. jenkins to buy a.
much as she liked. She made man!
purchases on that trip.
When he returned to this country
he went to Tifany's and paid for thu
necklace and other articles in his owl
name. have seen the books Of tn
company and therefore know what
am talking about.
| Abroad Mrs. jenkins was very anx
ious to wear the precious necklace
but her companion would not ALLOW
her to do SO. Wait until you get bacl
to America. he told her. I have ar
ranged to get it in alright.
| apparently the arrangements wen
through and when Mrs. jenkins return
ed she asked again to see the neck
lace. The Westerner, according t.
Parr, brought her down to the offic'
of the millionaire banker smuggle
and was there shown the necklace
| She was not permitted to take
away, however, and has not seen i
since that time.
This banker" he continued, wa
able to get the valuable necklace il
without paying a cent of duty. Othe
gems were smuggled in through hi
Influence. He had power enought Il
have certain government officers b.
was able to control placed on dut,
when the liners on which the SNUG
Iglers should arrive here were due.
1T is the plan Of the authorities t
call the millionaire before the mex
grand jury. which is to take up th
jenkins case"