Show newa BY MAII SEW YORK there nrc stories around the cus torn house of a very remarkable case of smuggling of which alio officials have an inkling but which they to suppress at least for the present it seems that about the lolli of july a box containing what purported to be the body of william carter lattimer a resident of AI bany and who had died in paris while abroad for his health was landed from a steamer of the inman line alio inspector caused the outer box to be opened and the lid alie glass of the metallic caso to be thrown back man ghosn features were in such a repulsive condition as to forbid further investigation the usual papers given in such cases appeared to bo regular and correct even to the consuls certificate and permission was given the friends to remove tho body these friends were a lady in deep mourn airs dress and features and two foreign little children the body has been taken away and the last hag been seen of it and tha who had it in charge now canies conies the most startling development in the affair the middle of last week the collector received a letter written in french in which the writer confessed that she was the suppositions widow of lattimer aid slating that as she had had a falling out with the man who had accompanied her she proposed to get even with him by turning informer she said there was no body in the coffin that the head was at wax skillfully prepared in paris for this attempt at smuggling and tha the metallic case was fall of rich laces diamonds and other precious stones and valuable silks all of which had been disposed of for a sum exceeding the custom officers are very naturally not disposed to ad amt they have beep outwitted though they do not deny there was a coffin and the liand of a body seen inside of it yot special agents are in of the adroit swindlers lers but with no prospects however of finding them a it n believed that he roan woman and children have sailed or Europe to enjoy their easily acquired fortuna |