Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-11

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THE STEAMSHIP IDAHO.
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proof "a & klse aee11iship lan1ea ID Aias-
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manufacture wA1.n % > woEeE1 fEnm
0thaF pnE1a casts o. 9he ship eAn bar
den al proving thai ahe 1ia not nrinw
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Nhara two lots nf aimilax ana contra.
bad npinm are @efz6a. ume ia Ainskn
and tle ethNg y u al4lngScn 1asrit1Ey.
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xeasna a regards the other.
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thai he csala have Esgg neees ana which
II pred nned and his claim b tree would
presumably have taid q his f8Tex, II =
circumstances awAinst hlnl-
"A Customs permit - aafAaElze unload
inR e Foods &c night should clearly
ah0w On In k&cs that e ws2 intended %
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caalA allowing uniaalmR without permit
can have no 0lhGr efAcaey Tor Eerell1ng
presumption cf EHliG thna m express
permit would hawA. and cannnf be
licensed 70 eufhorize fraudulent m
After Careful discussion q eviaaacc,
tha1 Governmsnt ca each count Of The
liba
OpSnSom b. GREENE. J.
THIS Il q cause of seizure in admir-
atty, hEonaht undoF s3088 az the Re
vlaed Statutes az he Unilsd States, 20
ranoseR azninss che steamship Idaho
1897, 280a and 1851 Of tbs aause statutes,
and 70 aabfset thai vessel. Der engines,
boilers, maahinerYs etc., 80 forfeiture
ALLEGED - have haan incurred nndeR she
ss28Tl, 2672, 2S73 and 2874.
Ihs libel consists Of four oounts.
In the arst eounts u u aveEred 'sthal
on the 2tst Of Deeem6eF, 1885. &C 4
plaos called Kaasan Bay, In the Terri
tory 81 Alaska, and withtn the iaTiadio.
tion 81 this Court, certain merchandise,
towit: SOIL a pounds o. prepared OPIUM
than ana thaRe Of she valu0 OF $50, 138,
was fraadnlentiy end With the know
ledge and consent Of the master Of said
vessel, and with the intent on the part
Of said master thereby 10 defFand the
Unised States, bFonahf into the United
States II and on board said vessel from
q foreign port, towia: the port Vic
toFia, ia the PTostnse Of British Colum-
hia, and that no part Of said mernhan-
disc was ineluded or described Ia she
manifest Of tha cargo Of said vessel
In the second coant, IL Is aveFred shat
on tia 18th day OF January, 1886, &C the
psrt Of Port Townsend aforesaid, Ger
tain merchandise, towit: 6271< pounds
of prepared opium, then and shEra OF
the value Of $3.50, was franduisnsIy
and With the knowledge and consent 81
the master OF aaid vessel, wiAh the
intent on the part OF said master 70 de-
fraud the United States. brouQhf into
the United States. In and on board Of
said vessel from foreign port, towit:
the port Of Victoria and prov nae Of
British Columbia, and no part Of said
merchandise was ineladsd or described
in the manifest Of tLe Oarge Of said
vessel
The principal avermsnts Of the third
count are Ashat on the 2lst dAyof Dseem-
bar, 1855. at place called KAasan Bay,
ia the Territory Of Aiaskas and within
she jurisdiction Of this Court, certain
merchandise. towits s0il& pounds Of
prepared Opium, then and there Of the
valee Of &36, l38. vas frnuduienkiy, with
the knowledge and consent OF
she master Of said vessel, and With the
intent on the part Of the said mAsteg
thereby to defrand the United States,
brought into the United States and
within the collection district Of AlaskR
aforesaid, In and on boafd OF said
vessel, from foreign psFt, to-wit: the
port Of Victoria, 10 the Province Of
British Columbia. and after the arrival
C said vessel, laden With said merchan-
dise, within she limits II the collection
distrins OF Alaska aforesaid, and before
said vessel had come TO = proper plaae
il said district for the discharge Of her
cargo or any part thereof, that said
merchandise was az kaasan Bay, il the
collection district Of Alaaka aforesaid,
on said 2lst day Of December. 1885,
frandulsufly, with the bnowie dae and
0uusent Of said master, and with the in
tent on the part 81 the said master 10
dafraud the GATED States, nniawfulIy
and eiandestfnely unladen and dis
charged from said vessel, without q per.
mil Of authority from any offiaer Of the
customs TO unload tbs same, and With
oue any necessity or reasonable excuse
By reason % unav0idAhls accident, eses q
sity OF distress Of weather. tue vessel
then and theFe being bound 10 the
United States from the pert Of Yictorsa
aforesaid, for the port Of siika and
other ports and places In the Territory
Of Alaska aforesaid"
The fourth and last count AYERS, s'shat
on the 2lal day ef Daoembar. 1855, az
place called Kaasan Bay. In the Terri
tory Of Alaska, and within the iurisdic-
liun eg tbis Court oertain merchandise,
20 wit: 3.0ifk pennda OF prepared
opinm Of ne Valne, then and there. of
80, 1ae were kgMnduieufly, with the
knowiedRe and oo1sent Of The annasteF
Of said vessel, wlsh the intent on the
part Of she said master sheseby 10 de-
fraud the United States. bT0uQhf Into
the uaited States in and on beard Of
said vessel from foreign port, to-wit:
the pcFs Of ViaaoFia, IN the provinces Of
British Oolumhin. and uniaden from
from said xeeeel 10 the night tins, With
out . pavmit or license 10 unload he
same, from The Collector OF any naval
oEicsR nf q etoma and without any pag-
nit o. ltoense whateycF f0s sneh unload
tnR"
All these material avaFmanks Of each
aoune are denied ID the answer.
AZ che hearing, when the eyfdnnae vas
q Fsspect OF eaeh Of he ltrsas Third and
spon tos soluiion q go. % perhaps