Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-02
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON.
i Third Judicial District, County OF
King, s.. In the District Court holding
terms at Seattle.
NO. 4l2O-United States of America va.
seven boxes and Eve half barrels OF
opium.
rhe President OF the United States 10
all whom it may concern, greeting:
Whereas, John b. Allen, United States
Attorney for Washington TER tory, ha
filed an Information in the above entitled
District Court, alleging in substance as
follows:
That on the 25th day of September. In
the year A. ID 1854. at the city Of Seattle.
in King county, Washington Territory.
aforesaid, in q &c. tain warehouse then
and there being. situated on land within
said city, the said A. w. Bash Collector
as aforesaid, by himself ami Frank III.
Winsiow. Inspector OF customs for the
said District. did seize the following goods,
wares and merchandise. to wit: seven
boxes and five half barrels, containing
three hundred aud eighty five pounds of
prepared and two hundr. and eighty
pounds of crude opium. and now hath
the same in his custody As being forfeited.
for tn causes hereinafter mentioned. to
wit for that the said goods. wares and
merchandise, being subject TO duties BIZ
the statutes of tie United States. were
after the first day of July. 1873. and be-
fore the seizure aforesaid, brought into
the United States, and b.ing brought as
aforesaid. Afterwards. TO wit on the day
OF the seizure Aforesaid, were found con-
cealed in n certain warehouse at the city
Of Seattle, in King county, in the Terri
tory aforesaid. the duties on said goods
wares and merch andise not having been
before that tiuse paid. or secured 10 be
paid, against the form of the statute in
such case made and provided By reason
Of sll which the premises an the statutes
in this behalf made ard provided. the
said goods. wares and merchandise have
become ard are forfeited 10 the uses 10
said statutes specified
And praying for q monition or other
proper process, to the end that the said
goods. wares and merchandise may he
BY decree Of this Court condemned as for
felt ID to the United States and sol 1, and
the proceeds distributed according TO law.
And whereas, on residing snd fling the SAID
Information the ecuIt made the following err
der thereon, fo-si':
No. 4I0- Order fUr hearing Caiied
states of America ". seven boxes and ave
Ia 4 barrels 81 opium
Let this cause be set down for hearing In
open eeart en- Thursday. the sixteenth day OF
Oct bcr, a. ID 1874. ct ten O'Clock .. m ai
which uEne AL psrso0s having claiming any
interest In said goods, wares and merchandise
must appear and make their allegsii ms In
u2t behalf, o. tbsfr defauit viii he entered
AMI let notlee he grven 10 he usual form by
publication thereof In the DAILr Pos<-IxrxlII
GENcER. Eater, 6KzEzE,J
Now therefore, all persons having o. claim
ina any f1t@ress In tbe said Ro.sds, wares and
nerchand.se are posined 20 be and appear 10
open ceu NJ tbs time specised in said or Ter,
and make their aliegatsoas In fh.t behalf. or
their defsust will b. then fersd, and The
prayer of said iuforrnai lou graa'ed
s-..-s Witness the Hoo. Ro-ex s. Greene
sgaI Judge Of said District oou.t. and The
s---..s seal o said eeaft this sdsh dsy Of
Septem Der, A r. lsS4
yAMEs szASEY, Clek
81 JAhE p LrDlow. Deputy
John .. Allen. Usit~d : sies Attorney. by c.
Il Haafora. Assistant. oe22