Show CLERK ClRK I II IS I HELD HlO I IN JEWEL CA CASE f Mystery Deepens in i 1 Reported Theft of Russian Crown Gems Thought Brought HereBy Here I IBy By Associated Press I I WASHINGTON WASHINGTON June Junc 1 12 VV v In Investigation of the suspected suspected suspected sus sus- plot ilot to smuggle several hundred thousand dollars worth of called so-called Russian Hussian crown j jewels wels into Inlo this country has led to the detention In Dallas Tex Tex- of ot Silliman Evans E formerly a clerk of ot the American American Amer Arner- ican legation at Copenhagen pending pend pend- leg Ins an Inquiry Into what disposition he made ma of ot a box bearing a legation seal which he brought back to this country countr a C few weeks a ago o Evans E returned 1 the ship which Is supposed to have carried a quantity of or the tIme Jewels some of or which have ha been recovered reco In New York i FAILED TO DELIVER BOX Ho He passed without examination h. h box which ho said contained consular dispatches Subsequently ho lie failed to deliver dell this box to the state department depart depart- ment mont No o other chargo charge has been placed a against him hire At tho the state stale department It was said that the first Information tho department department depart depart- ment merit had that Evans had severed lc his connection with the time legation at Copenhagen Copenhagen Co Co- was when ho arrived In this countr country He lie was appointed last De- De I. I from Texas It al alto also o was said that tre te department knew nothing of ot any connection o of an of ot the American legation ut at Stockholm a plot to smuggle smuggle- Jewels Into the tho United States Evans Freed Freedon on Bail By Associated Press Prees DALLAS D. Tex June 1 12 The Tho box hox bearing the legation seal for which federal authorities have been seeking seek seek- ing lug In conn connection with the suspected plot to smuggle the time Russian crown Jewels into the United States has been tal taken en from rom Silliman Evans Dallas Dallas Dal Dal- las newspaper man and formerly a clerk In the American legation les at Copenhagen Co Co- it was learned here today Fe Federal eral officials otC would not Stan statu what the contents of ot tho box were SIlliman Ex-ans Ex wa was released here late today under ball bail after h having haying hay hav vIn v- v In ing been In custody of or federal officers since early TU Tuesday morning on charges of or smuggling A small box bearing beC the Copenhagen legation seal for tor which federal authorities have been searching In connection with the suspected smuggling lIn of ot Russian crown Jewels Into this country was found I today in Evans Evans' apartments The Thc I box It is said suld was wa found to contain several se undelivered letters letter addressee to various governmental departments at Washington Evans Evans' hearing was set for Juno June 24 ARREST IS SURPRISE The detention of ot Evans vans which did dIll not become generally known until to today today tolay to- to day lay caused much surprise He Is 19 well known In newspaper circles and went vent to Copenhagen last December In the capacity of ot clerk cleric to the lega lerra- tion Owing to Ill health he resigned his position and only recently re returned returned returned re- re turned to Dallas and resumed newspaper newspaper news news- paper work Judge Barr Barry Miller counsel for Evans rans said today his client Is desirous of ot returning to New NewYork NewYork York Immediately to assist the gov i eminent crescent In the alleged smuggling case To that end Judge Miller MilicI urged that t Evans Evans' hearing bo be e advanced advance as much as at pOl possible Evans according to federal officials dais admits he met on the boat comIn coming corning com corn In ing to New z-ew York and became friendly with one of oC two men now under arrest arrest ar ar- ar rest relit In the east cast In connection with the Russian crown jewels smuggling ca case e Ho lIe has no knowledge e of or that case cne however Evans Evan said said- Evans Evans' explanation of ot his failure to deliver tIme the government mall mail In Washington Is that It escaped his hla memory The mall mail he says was handed him b by a fellow worker In the Copenhagen le Ie- Ie gation g Tho The l letters In the box had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been tampered with It is Ig said Miller 1111 r Issued the following statement In behalf of ot Evans Tho The arNst of oC Mr lr Ev Evans Evam n in Dallas wo was caused by the filing o of a warrant In New York City He W WAS lJ clerk clork In Inthe Inthe Inthe the le legation office In Copenhagen and Continued on ra agO payo o 2 I I I U. U S. S CLERK Continued from page 1 when he he left he-left left there to return to the United States an in the office otice asked him to bring a box to the United States the box to be left in WashIngton Wash Wash- ington When Mr Evans arrived In New York in the rush of getting bank baAk bak to Texas the box was checked with his other belon belongings to Texas and ad It was through carelessness that the box has not been sent on to Washington Mr h Evans did not open the box does not know now and did not know when the box boc was handed him what it con con- tamed con J |