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At final trial before the U. S. District Court, Mr. 

 Kallman plead guilty and was sentenced to serve six 

 months in Webb County jail at Laredo, Texas, and pay 

 a fine of $2,500.00. He served his time, and paid the 

 fine through the American Surety Company of New- 

 York. The birds of paradise were forfeited to the 

 United States, and ordered sold by the judge. The U. 

 S. Attorney filed an appeal, which was heard at New 

 Orleans, La., the judge ordering the birds turned over 

 to the Treasury Department for disposition. 



You will note that seizure was made for 527 birds, 

 two of them being forwarded to the Department by 

 Special Agent for this district. £ 



Credit should be given principally to Mounted In- 

 spector Robert Rumsey, Jr., who secured all informa- 

 tion relative to the smuggling, and worked unceasingly, 

 which resulted in the seizure. In this he was ably as- 

 sisted by Mounted Inspector John C. Chamberlain. 



Enclosed is a page from the San Antonio Daily Ex- 

 press, dated April 1, 1917. From this you may be able 

 to get some valuable facts for your report. There are 

 some minor points in this article which are not exactly 

 correct. You will find these marked in blue pencil. 



Trusting this will give you all the necessary informa- 

 tion, I beg to remain, 



Respectfully, 

 (Signed) Edw. Cotulla, 

 Special Deputy Collector. 



In a very excellent and illuminating story of the above 

 seizure that was published in the San Antonio Express on 

 April 1, 1917, the narrative closed as follows: 



NOW GO TO MUSEUMS. 



The total value of these birds was estimated at 

 $52,700, a sum sufficient to found a retreat for the aged 

 poor, or pay for the college education of 100 boys. 



The case received wide publicity through the press. 

 As soon as it became known that the court had ordered 

 the feathers and birds destroyed, requests began pour- 

 ing into the Treasury Department, from all over the 

 country, that other disposition be made of them. 



