Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS
NOTICE Of SEIZURE
TERRlroRS OF washington

OF wAsHTScro~
l. !ndieial pistricf. county OF Et, MN
In the District Court q he rh,-s
,.. o. Washington Territory, soS.sa.
eleven hundred srd afty.thrss A.. A1srso
The Pre.i lent of the Cnites S. opi1nA
whom II may concern, Greetfne. Al
whereas, VIM. h. White. Cni,.a a..
torney for Washington Territory h.. A.
heel Of information in the aAovs ..,,.,I
trict Court. alleging in substance ~ s"ne 10
mat Al times past. tovit on ,he ~
and 18th days Of December. lsss !, - xA
OF Port revusend. in the county az -. pm
On tne waters Of Admiralty iniet 4. ~
ington Territory, and within the fht,. -, -
ga ps.nct thereof. in and 90 eosrd . -
ah. seesmsnip then and there heine Al ~
poft. on ner way from ALASKA by w, :,
toriA, British Columbia and po, We
10 Portland, Oregon, towit. On SS
steamship Idaho. At the port Of Pc, y es
send. aforesaid, and on an Avn 40 wh-
naNigsot- rom the ses by vssr<ls Al -
more tons hunlen. and within saiS n.y.
diciAl d st'ict, II. T. Beecher C.n..S.
Customs for The Collection Dts,rscs ~ -
sound. did seiss and take into hin po...'
IS ooliector aforesaid. the follovips 49,
vars Ard MERCHANDISE, towit. elsvs. -
q 60 ana MY three tins Of prepared ops...
MAJ ming nve Aunared and sevsnly,sx ~
one-nah pounds, and nov hath still ~. -. SO
In his custody at Port rown.end. sSc.s..s
a. being forfeited to the United sts,sS -. ~
causes here matter me ntioned, tevit. n, -
tn- sAid goods, wares and merchsndiss 49,
subject 70 duties by the statutes Of TIA r,,.I
staies, were, After the q dsy Of D,.s.A-s
1873, and before the seizure aforp>.iA -.
ulently, knowingly, willingly. with in,.s, =
de rand the revenue Of the Uuissd 49,
imported, brought. smuggied and elasSs.
,,hely Introduced into the Omitted sAss fr,..
british Columbis. and being 90 tmpos,sS
Drought smugglet ami ciandestinsly int~
daeed As Aforesaid, towit. on the 80. ~
an 18th days Of December. isss. tiDss !,
the seizure, Aforesaid. were found concs.,sI
ID ana on board said steamship Idaho. n n.
port OF Port Townsend, In the sAid rhtrd n.
diei u District, In the Territory afcrssaia. n.
outies n said goods wares and n<rche.s,..
n p HAVING been before that time paid a, J.
cured t. he paid, in violation Of ssci,ous -
and SoS2 Of The revised statue &c Of The Vnh.s
StAtes, and against the form Of he ssasnis /.
such case made and provided. Ard 10 n
bel Of IL formation alleging further, ~ a
the time Of the seizure Of said escAa -.
and mrrci andise. and ct the ne a An.
said libel OF information said eeoaa No.
and merchandise were and are rsssoasAI,
worth the sum Of sTlSS: and futthsr. "a y
said goods. wares and merchandise. slsvu.
tins, Of the value Of sixty-si dcllas, vsr,
found concealed on the person Of he ck,.
nese baker, In and on bee I'd of the ssid -.
ship. and was found and seized On u ~
das Of December, ISIS and that forty In 4
said goo =, wares and msrehandss, Il ~
value Of $3.50. were found concealed, On D.
c,mber e6th, 1885, in the valiss Of sns charis
Foster, the carpeaier Of aid stssnsAlp. A
valise being in and on board sail ssssnskh
at the time OF the nuding and ssixu,s AZ ~
forty tins; aud that eight huodrsd ~ IN
| tins of said opium. 81 the value Of esxN
Was found concealed. on December M fSs.
10 and on beard So q steamship. IN partition
| OF Of eogine room. back Of wsshsosni; ma
thai two hundred and ninety-ssvvn n Of
said opium, Of the value OF tiiss, vsrs fsund
| concealed. on December 9Th, isok, unaes De
boiler in the bilge OF the ship, In ana % hosrd
said steamship. the aforesaid slsven iins.
forty tins, eight hundred and ave rns, ani
two hundred and ninety seven tina. makine
| the eleven hundred and my three tim sesxc1
As aforesaid By reason Of all WHOA IL
premises aud the statutes in this behalf msda
| and provided. the said goods, wares and nsr
chandise, towit, said eleven hundred md AM.
three tins OF prepared opium. have hseeas
aud are forfeited to the uses in said staiuts
| specified. And praying for . monitioa sa<
other proper process. TO the end that tAs Anl
may be decresd 70 be and remain forfeited %
cordingly.
And whereas, on reading and Alag The az
| libel OF information. the Cazt made the tol
| lowing order thereon. tewit;
No. A7s3-Order for bearing The UaissI
| States Of America VS.. eleven hundrsd IN,
| finy three tins of opium
Let this cause be set down for hearing =
Wednesday, the 10th day Of February. A. 0
| 1886. at 10 o'clock .. m, in open Court. q
which time AL persons having or eisinin
any interest In ssid eleven hundred asd my
three tins Of opium. or any part thsrsof
must appear and make their alleGzttoas &
| that behalf or their default will b eatsred
and let notice be given In tia usual form ,
publicstion thereof in the DAILY Posr lxrxl
LiGKNcER.
Now, therefore. all persons having or clain
| ing any interest in the said eleven hundrs
| and ffty.three tins Of opium, OF 10 any pa
Thereof. are notified to b ADD appear In ope
Court ct the time specified In ssaA srdsr. On
make their allegations IN tina, behalf. or tie
defsult will he then entered and the przyg I
| said libel OF Inform alton granted.
Witness the Hon. Roger 3. arsrs
SEAL. Judae Of said District oouft, q
49, the seal Of said Oourt. this fssh d
OF January. A. D. 1886.
JAMES sEAvEY, Clwk
By JAMES p. LUDLOW, Deputy Ger
| WILLIAM II. wHrrE. United States Aitoria
| for Washington Territory.