New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
WOMEN SUSPECTED
Of: SMUGGLING HELD
Quantities of Their Clothing
and JeWeIry Seized by
Customs Men.
SEVERAL BREAK DOWN
Make Confession After Their
Stories Are Punctured by
Sharp Questions of
Inspectors.

The cases Of five people whom the Gus
toms officials suspect OF trying to SNUG
gle lingerie and foreign luxuries into the
United States came before Deputy Sur
veyor George Smyth at the Custom
House yesterday In two cases the bag
gage involved was ordered seized and
the facts were turned over to United
States Attorney Marshall for further
examination.
The two persons involved were Mrs
Alice NJ. Hunter, OF No. Is West S6tr
street and Mrs. Ida n. Bartle, OF st
Joseph Mo. who were held up on Satur'
day. Mrs. Hunter declared so worth OF
foreign articles when she arrived on the
Baltic and explained that she had
brought over all the rest of the inery
found in her trunks on former trip on
the same vessel In 1912.
When told that her name does not APP
pear on the passenger lists for that year
she admitted that the goods were OBJ
tanned on this trip. The appraiser found
them to be worth 500.
La Provence brought Mrs. Bartle, with
1927 worth OF declared gowns and furs'
Asked about numerous other dresses IN
her trunks, she said they were either
made in her own dressmaking establish
rient In St Joseph or bought in TINS
country. At hearing yesterday, how
ever she confessed TO having boush'
abroad a number OF articles Of dress.
The appraiser estimated the value Oh
her foreign creations at 1926. instead OF
1927. Arraigned later before Judge Holt
I'm the Federal Court on a technicai
charge OF smuggling she offered Won
cash bail and and was released.
The baggage OF the other three sus-
meets IS at the public stores awaiting
inspection Miss Ella II. Lurhins. MEM
Der Of Chicago millinery concern. de-
clared one hat when she came In on the
Philadelphia on Saturday The inspec-
tor found a duplicate OF tho hat IN her
baggage. and suspicious were aroused
bv n coat which she handed TO woman
who came IN meet her.
A large piece OF fur was found sewn
or the outside Of the coat but concealed
beneath the folds The milliner ad-
mitted that she bought the coat In Paris
on = former trip and tho fur on this
trim for SIS She also said that the
suit she wore came from Paris. ard that
she had another foreign dress In her
baggage worth $50. Taken to the Gus
tom House she broke down and CON
fesscd TO having four other Partisan
dra,scs undsclared and two hats. besides
those mentioned.
A silk scarf. an embroidered blouse
worth $50 francs. a London coat. some
sweaters. girdles and several yards OF
cloth for A dress got Miss Nina NJ. ArteU.
who said she was an Omaha goWnmaker
into trouble when she came in on the
Kronprinzessn Cecilie yesterday. She FOR
got she had them in her baggage until
taken before Mr. Smyth at the custom
House. on the pier the only things she
could recall which were not I'm her decia-
ration we're two pieces of leather worth
81 and the g ~ hat she had on
MIR. Smyth thought he might learn
something more II he tried. You ac-
quirod some jewelry while abroad. too.
didn't you?' he asked
Why. yes" Gagged Miss Artell. and
produced a diamond ring which cost her
Nl7
David Seitner. a drygoods merchant. OF
Flint. Mich, was the final victim Of the
inspectors vigilance. Jewelry found in
his possession was held pending investl-
CATION OF his assertion that 1t was given
him by his sister and brother two years
ago.