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Show Dealers in Kare Antiquities Antiq-uities Face Conspiracy Con-spiracy Charge ooooooooooooooo o o O ARRESTED ON "LUSITANIA," O o - o O NEW YORK. Oct. 13.- Henry O O J. Duvccn was arrested on the O O Cunanl liner "Luiitaiila" when O O the vessel reached quarantine O O late tonight. Ho was taken off O O on a revenue cutter and hurried O O to the federal building for ar- O O ralgnment. O O His ball was fixed at $75,000. O O which was given by a security O O company. O O O oooooooooooooooo NEW YORK. Oct 13 The entire Fifth avenue, establishment of the five Duveen Brothers, known the world i over juj dealers in rare art objects and antiquities, was Relxcd by federal officers today and Beujaiuin J. Duveen, one of the firm, was piuced under arrest, ar-rest, charged with . conspiracy to defraud de-fraud the government out of custom duties. Henry A. ise, United SUtes district dis-trict attorney, In asking for extraordinary extra-ordinary heavy ball $1(mi,uoo said he had evidence that the frauds would reach more than Jl.uuO.UOu and that all five brothers wero Implicated as well as another man. Ball was finally fixed at $50,000, which was given and Duveen was released. re-leased. Van Load of "Suspicious" Goods. A seurch for undervalued articles began und more thuu a van load of "auspicious" goods wan found. It was decided to place tho entire establishment es-tablishment uuder surveillance and have the customs Inspectors lu charge for the night. Duveen was I granted permission to send a w ireless message to his brother, Henry J. Duveen. Du-veen. then aboard tho Lusltanla. When the prisoner was taken be- |
