, 1886-02-04

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Taa TsITEu STATES o. e ERICA.
vs.
Eo-rTrrs ~ B..nEf.S a,a:nfs . three No 47s3.
thousand and e. and rn half
pounuS oil prep - opium.
The President a: h Uujtel States. 10 all whom
IL may concern -rsetiH-:
Whereas. William II. White. United states
Attorney for Washington Territory has fled an
information in the above entitled District Court
alleging in substance gs follows:
THAT at time past, Io-wit, on the nth d=y
of january, lss;i On land. T place called ha:ts-
collection District Of hissko, and within the
iurisdiJtion Of this Court. Herbert F. BaeChcr,
Collector Of the Collection District OF Puget
merchandise tO-wIt: Fourteen barrels. con
| taiUing six thousand and twenty-thrse If
pourd packages of presared opium of the value
Al the time and place Of said seizure ef thirty
| six thousand one hundred aud thirty light dol
| .tTS, and now hath the same in his custody 81
| he port OF Port Townsend. ID the Third Judicial
| District Of washington Territory within The
CollsciiOn District Of Puget Sound, and within
the jurisdiction Of this Court, as be ng forfeited,
under the provisions of Sections 2-Gl. 2s6'- and
30S2, of the Revised Statutes of the United states,
| for the causes hereinafter mentioned, 20 wit
| for that the goods wares and merchandise were,
At time past, TO Wit on the luth day OF Deem
ber, 1886. brought into the United stats IL
| certain steamship or vessel calls1 the Idaho,
from a roreign port. tN-wit the port cf Victoria.
| in the Province OF British CCurs bia, without
being included or deserted in the manifest of
| the cargo then and there III and on board Of the
|
belonged 10 and was consigned 10 James arroii'
he, the said james Carroll, tcing then and there
| the master of sEid vessel Against the form OF
| the statute in such case made and pTONldsa, aud
with The iStsnt then and there on the part of
| said James Carol. TO defEaud thu Emitted St>leS
| And further alleging: - hat ut n time past.
| nv,it an the II:h fGy of JauUery 1856 on land.
| a. pl.Ce sailed Raasan HHY. In the leFriiGrN oi
| Alaska, within the objection District OF AIask2,
ani within Ihe jurisdiction of This Court, The
SaiS Herbert +. ReeCher, Collector as afore<ald.
lid .aizo the said goods, warss and nlerchaUdise
| ro-vit, fourTeen barrels slntatning 6E23 fali-
| pound packages of prepared opium, o' the VAIN
ut the time and place of said seizure of S86lSuO,
| and now hath the same in Ii ,u-t9Gy, n tie
port Of Port Townsend. in the Taiid ..UdiCiai
| district Of Washington Territory, within The
| Collection District OF Puget Sound, and within
the jurisdiction Of this Court, as beng forfeited
under the provisions Of Section 2s61 of the he
vIsed Statutes of the United States, for the
! causes hereinafter mentioned, to-wlt:-tcr that
the sad goods wares and meLchan 1fI ne ~ %e;g, ~
1889, brought into the United states, ana Within
the Collection District Of Alaska ai0resaln. IN q
certain steamship or vessel called the Idaho,
from foreign Sort tO-wit the port OF victoria,
| in the Province of British Columbia; ana after
Ihs arrival of said vessel laden with said meT
cbonaisn 1xithIn the limits Of the CoIIeciion
District of Alaska aforesaid, and DeloTr Sali
vessel had coEe 10 the proper Place IN sara Dls.
trict for the discharge of her cargo, or anv part
thereof the said merchandise was then anc
there unlawfully and slandesti1ely un 'aden ana
discharged from said vessel, without permit o.
authority from any officer of the customs to I'M
lade the same, and without any Necessity Or Teii-
sonabie cause bv reason of unavoidable accident
necessity or distress of weather; the said vessel
being then AID there bound TO the United States
from the port of Victoria, aforesaid TO the port
of StEa, and other ports and places IN me Ierri-
| tory of AlaSka. Against the form OF the statute
in such case Tade and provided, ana with me
intenI on the part of the own2r of said mrrchan-
| disc then and there 10 defraud the United
States"
and further alleging: ''Thst at a time past,
| to-wit, on the f4fh day of January. lssS. on
| land NJ place called kaasan Pay. ID me Tern
l
! Alnslc1 and within the jurisdiction of This
| Court, the said Herbert F. Beecher, Collector as
| Aforesaid did seiZs The said goods, wares and
merchandise ro-wit. foHrtesn barrels cos,sinins
| jOI3 half pound packages Of prepared opium, OF
| the value ut the time asd place of said seizure
| of So. 1850 and nov hath iEa same in MS Gus
/ tody at the port of Port Townsend IN the HI
| JudiDiaI District of Washington Territory
| within the Collection District sf Puget Sound,
| and within The jurisdiction of this Court, ~
| being forfeited under the provisions OF section
3OSa of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, for the causes hereinafter mentioned to-
| wit,-for that The said goods. wares ana mer-
/ chandise. being OF foreign growth and mannfac-
| ture, and subject to duty upon importation into
after the LIST day of July, 1883, and before The
| time of the seizure aforesaid, at a lace called
| Kas san Bsv, in the Territory Of Alaska, wi;hln
| the Collection District OF Alaska. and within tte'
jurisdiction of this Court. by one James Carroll,
| who was then and there; the master Of tle
| steamship vessel called the Idaho, ana
other persons whose names are to the said Al
turney unknown, with intent to defrand the
/ United states, ClantseStlhelN- lfsuueHliS
| knowingly imported, smugglod and brought
into the United States, contrary 10 law III the
said vessel, from IA port or place IN the province
of British Columbia: and then and there, by the
said James Carroll ard other persons whose
narnes arc to the said Attorney unknown, clan
destinely. frauduieHt!y and Knowingly received
and concealed, the duties said goods, wares
and merchandise not having been paid or Sc
cured 10 the United States against the FORM o.
the statute in such case made and provided.
| BY reason of all which, the premises and the
statutes. in this behalf made aud provided, the
and are forfeited to the uses in said statutes sPs-
cited
| "WhcTerore tie said Attorney pr2ys the ad-
| yissment of tho AID Judge in the premises and
for a monition or other proper process 10 the
end that TIL said goods, wares and merchandise
may bc decrecd to be add remain forfeited ana
the proceeds after condemnation be distributed
| according 10 the provisions Of the statutes
| aforesaid"
| And whereas. on reading and filing the aid
information, the Court IMAGE the FOLLOWING oIu'T
| thereon, to-Wlt:
The United States OF America,
lourteen Barrels, containing tsr Soi a. f9r ~ b,,r-
Three Thousand and Eleven and in.I
one half pounds OF Prepared 7
| Opium.
| ,.Iet this cause he set down for hearing on the
third Monday of February, 1855, at the hour Of
10 O'Clock, u M, at which time all persons nav
ing or claiming any interest In safd goods, wares
and merchandise mist appear ana MAKE theiT
allegations in that behalf, or their default viii
| be entered. And let notice he clVen in the
usual form by publication thereof in the Puget
sound Daily ARGUS, published at Port TsTn-
send"
Nov therefore, all persons having or claiming
nny interest in suid goods, wares and merchan-
disc are notified to be and appear in open CONT
at the time specified in said order aud make
their allegations in that behalf, or their default
will be entered and thepHayer Ct said info-m,
lion granted So,
-. witness the Hon: Roger ): Gtte.e, .i
| j. Judge Of the District Court. and the
| ! SEAL seal of said CouI-, this I'D day of
| ss January 4. u. 1SSd:
| JAMES SEAVEY, Clerk
| Rg J.xgs 2. LrDru%, Deputy.
WILLIAM IL. WHITE.
| u 4. Attorney for Washington Territory