Show A SMUGGLER CAUGHT Howell Osborne Attempts to unit Diamonds Through the Custom House but Fails Special to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch NEW YOm Aug 19 Howell Osborne has suddenly jumped into notoriety again and again it is in connection with Fay Templeton This time however if the story be true he has run up against United States officials and his present escapade may result seriously As the matter stands now he is believed by the customs officials to be implicated in an attempt to smuggle a large amount of valuable diamonds through the custom house and have them placed in the possession of his comnanion Fay Templeton The diamonds and other jewelry have not yet been appraised but at I I the custom house they are said to be worth at least 25OCO The jewelry siezed was found on the person of Henry Herschy who was a passenger pas-senger on Normandie from Havre Herschys baggage was all right but the inspectors thought he acted in a suspicious manner They thought he ought to be searched and they did it The jewelry siezed comprised ono necklace set with thirty diamonds one diamond bracelet four diamond rings two pairs of diamond earrings one pair of diamonds being costly solitaires one diamond and ruby ring one gold scent bottle with the initials F T set in diamonds one diamond hatpin hat-pin three diamond brooches one gold watch set with diamonds one Liny gold watch scarcely larger than atencoatpicce one pair of diamond cuff Buttons cuf buttns one gold necklace set with diamonds and rubies one gold chatelaine yith Jive small jewels toilet articlesand one pair of gold mounted opera glasses n Howell Osborne has been living abroad for nearly five years Now his creditors compel him to do this They have judg ments against him amounting to several hundred thousand dollars Osborne was in San Francisco when tho smash came and Fay Templeton was with him cme He promptly started Canadian soil taking nis inamorata with him At Halifax they took steamship for England Osborne has been in this country only once since leav lag San Francisco and then ho disguised his appearance by cropping off his hair and shaving his moustache This was early in 1SSS when he transferred his property hereto here-to his mother Fay Templeton has been back and forth between here and Europe a dozen ties Young Osborne was left a fortune of SoOOOOO at the death ot his fa ther about 1SS5 He led a gay life and a large fraction of his wealth quickly slipped through his fingers He started a brokers office in more Wall street and got rid of thousands |