New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-30
Some. Said To Be Hers,
Are Found in Com
panion's Trunk
SHF DECLARED
NONE TAXABLE
Former Steel Heads Wife
Explains Four Hours TO
Customs Officials

~, W,n.ar F'rs Corey spent four
., 8. t-c Custom House and the
...r,..,-., Stores yesterday explaining
.r eoor. and lingerie Of consider
.r. ,s'se. SAID TO be her property
,..,.,e5 ,o bc 100 the baggage Of Miss
v.,,,s S-.prey. travelling comp""-
sso arrived With hcr on Thursday
-.- Roraa.> on tho French liner
pochsrbesu
~. Corc.. who was q comic opera
..- ven known on the stage IS Ma
.,ns Gilman. is the wife Of former
..,.5er, Of the United States steel
r.-,o-ston. She has been called be-
to,s Tho customs officials before.
When tho Eochambeau arrived MIS-
c,-.v whose status as a foreign resi-
5.,. was settled several years ago
,-...,-ed q declaration which included
thing dutable. The baggage, when
,or,sted of about eight pieces under
VEN the customary examination and
contained nothing AZ variance win the
declaration. So 10 was passed, and MIS-
Corey went 20 her husbands apart
ments in the Hotel Plaza.
Other Baggage Halted
Tho baggage Of Miss Shippey, how
ever did not agree with the declsra-
.ior she had submitted 90 the purser
before the Rochambeau arrived on
Fire Island. according 20 examiners
Like Mrs. Corey. she had declared moth
irr duusble. and st was assumed by
the examining Inspector that the nnery
,he had brought over from Paris was
old and used wearing appercL
As The inspector rummaged through
the Shippey baggage he found an as
,or4ment Of gowns which he said were
new and subject 20 duty imposed upon
manufactured wearing apparel The
fnsrv was spread upon the trunk tops,
and when an appraiser was called ne
seconded the inspectors statement
Miss Shippcy was asked why she haC
not declared the dresses and she re
pled that they did not belong TO hei
tut 10 Mrs Corey, and that they were
rrobably packed IN her trunks Whet
The baggage Of both was prepared foi
Shipment at the Corey chateau, VINE
gsnis. twenty miles outside OF Paris.
Explanation Demanded
Mrs. Corey's travelling companion
vas informed that her trunks coule
rot he released. as they contained duti
able articles which were not declared
md that they would be seized unless
reasonable explanation was made By
frs Corey.
The young woman was ordered 20 ap'
pear before Thomas +. Rush. surveyor
Of Customs. az I I a. m. yesterday, anc
vord was sent 20 Mrs. Corey TO be or
hand Mrs. Corey's maid also was or
8ored fo attend the hearing, and the
three women were questioned sepa'
fstely for several hours.
Surveyor Rush turned the inquiry
over 20 George Smythe, his deputy
pho. acting with several deputy sur
reyors oho we're on the pier when the
Roehambeau docked. called Miss ship
pey first -,
After answering questions for hal
hour she eft the room and waited IN
the reception hall Of the Surveyor. II
H said that the young woman told 9
consistent story. maintaining that the
gowns belonged 20 Mrs. Corey.
Mrs. Corey then appeared and wa
recalled after her maid had told IN de-
sil how the baggage was packed at the
Chateau Nillegenis.
Crocf.I Termination rped
The maid IS alleged 10 have admitted
having packed the gowns in Quesuon/n
The trunks Of Miss Shippey. and wher
his admission was made a representa-
i've Of the raw division OF the Custou
House advised that special examl ma
lion Of the goods be made a. the Ap'
prsissr's stores.
Mrs. Corey and her companion had
planned 20 spend the afternoon with
friends. but cancelled the engagement
as their presence was required during
he appraisal and examination OF the
gowns 10 was said al the Office OF the
Surveyor that no information could be
gNen regarding the detention OF the
gowns before Monday, when decision
would be made II proof is established
hat the goods were new they will prob
The calling OF Mrs. Corey before the
Surveyor yesterday is not the first ex
perience she has had with customs Of
heisis She was brought before Sur
yeyor Henry in December. 1913, wher
Lucius y. Littauer was fined 81 OOl
And sentenced 20 a suspended sentence
Of SIX months in Atlanta for Snug
cling $1,000 tiara into the country.
Difficulty Over Jewels
Mrs Corey's difficulty arose over th'
rsluStion placed upon = large quantity
o. jewels in her possession when sh'
rrived from Cherbourg on the Ham
ourg-American liner Amerika on De
senber 2i, 1913.
she gave satisfactory explanation
o. the purchase Of all her jewels eX
s'pi two rings. worth $4,000. She wa
unable 20 inform the customs official
When these were purchased or received
Yrs Corey made oath that nearly al
her Jewelry had been purchased In thi
country. and that which WAS bough
abroad had been entered IN accordance
Slth law and the payment OF duty.
Nr Corey accompanied his wife q
NE Custom House at the time. and in
iormed officials that he would try q
ssoertSn when and where the ring
ssd been purchased. and II they ha'
eeen brought In without the paymen
oi duty he would make prompt paymen