New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
HEARS MRS. K|NCSLANO
Surveyor Is Told Why Goods
Were Not Declared.
BOUGHT OVER YEAR AGO
Nearly All of Them Had Been
Worn, Too Appraisers
Work Not Yet Done.

Although a corps Of inspectors and APP
praisers spent the entire day examining
the contents Of the twenty-siX trunks Of
Mrs. Ambrose &. Kingsland. OF this city
and Lenox. Mass. the work was not com
pleted yesterday when the Public store
closed
II Is believed that the examination and
appraisal VIII continue until this after
noon when the Appraiser will be able TO
make full report to Surveyor Henry
relative 10 the amount of goods upoa
(which duty should be imposed.
Mrs. King sland arrived here on Satur-
day on the Hamburg American liner
'Haiserin Aususte Victoria. accompanied
ply her daughters. the Misses Muriel ana
Marjorie Nngsland. and Mrs. Nicholl. q
travelling companion. She denied on sat
lurday night that she had had any trouble
with the customs officials and declared
that her trunks had been sent TO LenON.
She appeared yesterday N The Custom
House. accompanied by her personal coun-
lscl. Frederic De T. Foster, who is tr1s-
ice Of the Union Trust Company and
other CORPORATIONS.
!
itomary. and the customs officials were
,reticent about discussing the case. RumoIs
were current that because OF Mrs. kings
Hands aversion 10 the publicity the Incl
dent has attracted pressure had been
drought g bear NJ 'hs custom Hoysc 10
put o. the soft PEDAL
II was said yesterday Boy an official
familiar with tho detention of the kings-
lard trunks that those iu charge OF the
examination on Saturday were confident
THAT there were more dutiable articles IN
the baggage than wore listed on the dec
larntiuu. To determine this To the sati--
faction of Mr.. k'ngsland and tho ir-
spectors would nav taken only about ar
hour but Mrs. Kmg-ldud elected not 20
wal; that long ou the pier. She was 'u-
forr1Ied several times that she could
amend her declaration IL she chose and
, he within the law 5v adding 10 81 what
ever articles she recalled were subject 70
/ duty She was even urged 10 remain on
/ the pier during the examination. but
after adding 20 her declaration blank am
! item OF towels valued az 81 she left the
pier
! ofi" OF ffc IiI.' li'ld'Nlr mat tilFt'l'b
! the attention OF the inspectors occurred
1 IN the examination or the baggage Of
( Mrs Nichor Mrs KinEslands travelling
companion m hor trunks w"r" round
household goods bearing ,he mara TX"
and after some Interrogation She declared
that they wer" the property Of Mrs.
Itlngrlund.
Although sb" had been abroad eighteen
months Mr. KirgslHnd mod' no effort
to take advantarc Of tho foreign resident
/ privilege. Shc indicated ~ her d'ciara-
+ lion tha, she was resident o. the
United state which alone would prevent
ho- taking aGyautagr o[ tnr nonresident
clause IN tho customs lew,
According 10 the Surveyor. tho Sub
} -tauc. 81 Mr. 1tiugslard's exclamation
/ AZ tho custom House vcs'"rdrv waa that
I the contents Of nor trunks had boon pur-
chased by her over a ye'r ago. She fylt
} that che rad perfect right. Poe said. fn
| b-irs 70 4ndeclarrd such wearing apparel
especially whom practically ai Of il had
| uc.n worn at some time.
According 10 unofficial figures made n
/ the Appraiser stores yesterday. the
amount of good examined o. said 20 have
neon close 20 900