New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-12
.PARR LOANED $4,000
Testimony of Dealings WITH
Helen DWeIle Jenkins Filed.
SOLD GEMS SHE PLEDGED
Realty Firm Holds Judgment
Against Woman and Wants
Receiver Named.

The testimony of Richard Parr, Deputy
Surveyor Of the Port of New York, in the
suit brought by Bing K Bing. real estate
brokers, against Mrs Helen Dwelle Jen-
kins, was filed I'm the City Court yester-
day. Parr obtained the information upon
which the government has collected
sllS,OOO from Nathan Allen, a Wisconsin
leather manufacturer for smuggling jew
els from Europe for Mrs. Jenkins.
The application for the examination was
made by counsel for Bing & Bling in a
proceeding for the appointment of re-
ceiver for the property Of Mrs. Jenkins
on judgment for 81 500 which the real es-
tate firm holds against her for six months
rent in the Welsmore. at Broadway and
nth street. Mrs. jenkins testified that
she had no property and that most OF
her personal effects were turned over to
Deputy Surveyor Parr for loans he made
to her. Thereupon Justice Schmuck APP
pointed Philip ]. Dunn receiver for her
property. Mrs Jenkins has brought suits
aggregating nearly 100000 and the receiv-
er will try . acquire an interest In the
suits. The suits are brought against Allen
and the Mooney G. Boland detective agen-
cies.
Parr is the Treasury Department official
who unearthed the sugar frauds and re-
ceived a reward OF 100000 He testified
that he had known Mrs. Jenkins about
eighteen months and that he had no prop
erty belonging TO her. He said that ne
had certain jewelry which once belonged
to Mrs. Jenkins and was pawned by her
for $1,000 In May, 1911, and which he re-
deemed. Parr has sold some Of the jew
elry and borrowed money on the re-
mainder. He said that including advances
for interest on the jewels, he had paid
out altogether $4,000. He returned TO
Mrs. Jenkins small crescent pin.
In telling how he first met Mrs. Jen-
klns. Parr said that a man named Graf
came TO him In her behalf when she was
in financial difficulties. Her personal
property and household effects We're
mortgaged to loan sharks" Parr said
she was paying these men about 1900
month. Graf, acting for Mrs. Jenkins
asked Parr to lend her 1900 on her furs
Parr declared that, although he had no
idea who Mrs Jenkins was, he went 10
her apartment to talk over the matter or
the loan. Continuing his testimony Parr
said that he decided to lend Mrs. Jenkins
the money on her furs, and took up the
mortgages made TO the loan sharks on
her personal property. This cost Parr
s. 500. he said. for which he got her prop
erty for the loan, including her auto
mobile.
The Deputy Surveyor said that he still
had the furs. which consisted OF fun
length mink coat, ermine coat and seal
skin coat, with NUTS to match. He has
the furs I'm storage, but last winter dur
ing the extremely cold weather he per-
mitted Mrs Jenkins to wear some OF the
furs.
When asked how Mrs Jenkins hap
pened TO tell him about the jewelry that
she said Allen had smuggled, Parr eN-
planned that he went TO see her In connec-
ton with further loans, and on one or
these visits she became confidential and
told him about her trip abroad and OF the
large purchases made >by Allen, John +.
Collins and herself, which were brought
into this country without being declared.
She mentioned a large quantity OF jew
eiry As a government official PARIS in
terest became aroused Immediately, and
he ouIzzed her TO get some facts about the
smuggling.
Parr said in answer to question II
Mrs Jenkins was not entitled to a share
in an award to be paid TO him for the
AT this time she was not
aware that was government official. i
claim. therefore, that she has no interest
i'm what | may receive. | have never
nromised her anything and do not expect
TO give her anything"
Mrs Jenkins said on her examination
that Parr took most OF her property un-
der an agreement by which she could buy
II back, but SINCE then she has given him
a biIl of sale and has waived all rights
to II.