New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-15
T|LLMANN SMUGGLING
CASE GOES TO court
Collector Loeb Turns Over Evi.
denCe Against Rich California
Women to District ATTORNEY
MOTHER ESCAPES CHARGE
Daughter and Miss Mangel,
Must Go Before Judge at
Trenton-Paris Dressmak.
ers Blamed by Official.

Collector Loeb decided yesterday TIA,
Miss Agnes Tillmann and Miss A-r.,
MangeIs. who arrived here on Satrro.,
on the Hamburg American liner Ameriks
were guilty OF smuggling. and instruct.i
the United States Attorney for the Ds.
trict of New Jersey to appear agsln.
them i'm me federal court I'm Trenton q,
Monday.
The Collector : decision came alter \,
had given attention To the statement
and reports OF his inspectors and deput,
surveyors and had heard the expans.
tions offered by counsel for the woms,
accused of smuggling.
After the hearing il was learned ths
foreign shopkeepers. modistos and tail
ors. especially those OF Paris. were in n
large measure responsible FOR much q;
the smuggling on the part Of returning
American travellers. While this country
has no Jurisdiction IN the matter, il 4
said that an effort soon Will he mad
through the State Department TO ELM.
nate tEis dishonest proctice abroad
An official familiar with the method.
employed by these Paris shopkeepers sa
Yesterday that they actually force Amer.
lean travellers 10 smuggle. In an et
fort to sell more than the traveller cara
10 buy" he said. these people sugges
ways and means Of defrauding the United
States government
Ms. Frederick TiilmanH. jr.. mother o,
Miss Agnes Tilimann and sister Of Ms
Agnes Mdngels. is not involved directly
in the case. as her declaration was NAB
! out by her daughter. Nevertheless, SOM
of The undeclared articles are alleged T.
belong TO her. Mrs. Tillmann is the wif.
of Frederick Tillmann, jr. president q
rilmann & Bendel. wholesale grocers Of
San Francisco.
Although the inspectors felt that they
| had evidence enough against the women
on their arrival on Saturday. the Till.
mann baggage was not seized. The e.-
animation on the pier had advanced q
only a few Of the fourteen trunks when
the inspectors found an abundance q
! imported hnery not listed In the wOmens
| declarations.
This led 10 Interrogation. and within
FIVE minutes the women surrendered IN.
declared jeweiry OF such great value that
the officials decided 10 send all the bag.
gage to the Appraisers stores Alto
gether importstions representing a hons
value Of $4,000 were seized.
The Tillmann party had planned To
leave for san Francisco soon after thsii
arrival on Saturday. but they will nos
have to remain in New York until Mon
day. when they will go 10 Trenton TO ap
pear I'm the United states District Court
Collector Loeb was willing 10 consider
the possibility OF ignorance of the laT
and make allowance for carelessness and
inexperience but when he was Informed
that the women had been informed Of
the situation confronting them ard urged
10 amend their declarations be- decided
that the case should be submitted 10 tug
court.
II the court deals with the Tlllmsna
case. as II has with those in which pos
tive efforts at smuggling nave 6esa
proved II will impose a penalty upon
conviction equal TO the home value p.s
the duty.
In such cases the Tilimanns VII nave
10 pay rs. son 10 the government FOR the
return OF the seized goods