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Show WEALTHY BOSTON WOMAN IS TAKEN FOR SMUGGLING Caught by an Officer Who Makes Study of Hands and Feet. New York. The customs house cof fers were enriched by some $24,595 one day recently through the vigilance of a soft spoken and gray haired deputy dep-uty surveyor of customs who has madj a lifelong habit of studying the hands and feet of passengers while their baggage bag-gage Is being examined. Mrs. Lou McQulsten, an Influential resident of Boston, was fined $15,251 for attempt-tng attempt-tng to smuggle Jewelry and clothing into the port of New York when she disembarked from the White Star liner Homeric. A diamond studded bracelet was sewa In her silver fox acarf. Watched Woman's Handa. When the Homeric arrived n group of Bay State politicians were at the pier to meet the smartly tailored and white-haired Mrs. McQulsten. The politicians pol-iticians bustled about and secured a customs "I... A." .for ahe gracious, If somewhat Imperious, Mrs. McQulsten. They assured her that this would lessen les-sen the tedlousness of the usual customs cus-toms examination, she having expressed ex-pressed the desire to leave the pier as early as possible. While the customs Inspector was being be-ing assigned to the elderly woinan't Ran His Fingers Over the Fur Piece. baggage examination a soft spoken but keen-eyed deputy surveyor paced up and down the pier. Kvery time he turned about he cocked a rellectlve gray eye and made a hasty scrutiny of Mrs. McQuisteu's bauds. Mrs. McQuisteu's hunds toyed nervously nerv-ously with the tall of her silver fox a bit too nervously, thought the deputy dep-uty surveyor. Casual observation revealed re-vealed to the customs ollicer that t.h:j fur scarf was of domestic origin. IIo commented on this fact to Mrs. McQulsten, Mc-Qulsten, but. as her reply seemed too Indifferent and her manner somewhat strained, the deputy surveyor hastily retreated. Taps Pier With Foot. The next time he passed he noticed that Mrs. McQulsten was patting the pier nervuusly with her left foot. That disturbed the soft spoken dep uty's peace of mind. lie apologetically asked Mrs. McQulsten to let him examine ex-amine the silver fox scarf. After expressing ex-pressing her Indignation, she tlunliy consenied. The deputy ran his fingers over the fur piece and fell something hard within Us lining. This proved to he a diamond bracelet.. Against her will, Mrs.- McQulsten was forced to uccompany a woman Inspector In-spector Into a customs pier room. She was thoroughly searched, but nothing additional was discovered on her person. In her baggage, however, was unearthed un-earthed considerable lingerie, handkerchiefs handker-chiefs and other undeclared clothing. Her trunks were seized mid taken to the appraiser's store. They were released re-leased following the payment of the domestic value of the smuggled goods plus 100 per tent of this value In tines and penalties. |