Caught With American on Japanese Steamer Wilmington, Del, Aug. 6.
Federal officers ' to-day placed under arrest Marie Wendt, a Chinese
can, on charges of attempted drug-Bil, end Simon Harris, on Ameri-smuggling. The pair were arrested aboard the Japanese steamship Helyo Maru, after Government agents had confiscated heroin valued at $50,000 which had been found in Miss Wendt's cabin, Officials said they believed Miss Wendt and Harris were agents for a band which engaged in the smug-ling of silks and other merchandise, in addition to narcotics—United Tricks Detectives Los Angeles, Aug. 8.
Marie Wendt gave detectives the slip to-day.
Miss Wendt succeeded in securing her freedom by assuring officers here that she would assist them in rounding up the "higher-ups" in the smuggling business with which she was allied. 'The "release" issued Miss Wendt, however, did not mention the detective who was to follow her wherever she went, just in case the police should think' of some other questions to ask her. But apparently Miss Wendt knew all "the terms of her release, Police made arrangements that all telephone calls entering Miss Wendt's hotel room here would also be heard in the adjoining room, where a detective would be able to listen in on the conversation. When the telephone rang this' afternoon, the.defective who was keeping careful watch.on Miss Wendt stepped into the room adjoining hers to listen in, For several minutes the officer waited for the conversation to take up, but heard nothing. A' few minutes later, he returned to the alway to find: Miss Wendt's door gjar—and Miss Wendt. gone—United
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