, 1886-02-11
Notice of Seizure.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
IN the Di-t.iot Court holding Terms at SEATTLE
THE INTTEp STATES or ANEnIcA

TisIUp JUDICIAL DTsrRIcT, -
In the Di-ti5t Court holding Terms at SEATTLE.
THE USrrEp STATES or AHEnrcA.
thousand and eleven and Cne-half
pounds OF prepared opium.
The President of the United States, TO all whom
IT MAJ concern. greeting:
Whereas. William H. White, United states
Attorney for Washington Territory, has fled an
information in the above entitled District Court,
alleging iG substance rs follows:
That at 4 time past, tO-wit, on the 18th day
of January, 1886. on land, IT place called kHas
an Bay. in the Territory OF Alaska, within tn he
I Collection District Of Aleska, and within the
Jurisdiction of this Court Herbert L. Beechcr.
Collector Of the Collection District Of Puget
Sound did seize the following goods wares and
tanning six thousand and twenty-three h If
porsd packages of prcSgred opium, of the value
at the time and place of said seizure Of thirty
six Thousand one hundred and thirty-eiGht dol
lars. and now hath the same in his custody, al
he port of Port Townsend. in the Third Judicial
District of WASHINGTON Territory. within the
collection District Of Puget Sound, and within
he jurisdiction OF this Court, as being forfeited,
under the provisions of SestiOus :sSOg 2S6T and
lS2, OF the Revised Statutes OF the United States
for the causes hereinafter mentioned. to wit
for that the goods. wares and merchandise were,
At = time past, to wit. on the 10Th day of DeCem-
ber. 1885. brought into the United States in Il
certain steamship or vessel called the Idaho. -
from 4 rOTcign port, to-vit the port OF Victoria,
in the Province OF British COluTsbia. without
being included or described in The manifest OF
the cargo then and there in and on board of he
said vessel; and said merchandise then and there
belonged to and was consigned 20 james Carroll,
he, the said James Carroll, being then and there
the master of silid vessel. Against the form of
the statute in Such case made and provided, and
with The l. tent then and there on the part of
said James Carroll TO defraud the United States.
And further alleging: - hat ut time past.
tO-wit on the lirh dgy of january 1855 on land,
~ place called haGSan BaY. in The Territory of
AlaSkf. within the Collection District Of Alaska,
and within Ihe jurisdiction of This Court, The
said Herbert +. BeeCher, Collector as aforesaid,
dii seiZO The said goods, wares and merchandise,
tO-yrit. fourteen barrels containing GiE25 half
pound packages of prepared opium. OF the value
at the time and place of said seizure OF S}f l3S 60
ami now hath the same in his custody, at the
port Of Port Townsend, in the Third Judicial
District OF Washington Territory, within the
Collection District Of Puget Sound, and within
the Jurisdiction of this Court being forfeited
under the provisions OF Section !S61 Of the Re-
vIsed Statutes Of the United States, for tbs
causes hereinafter mentioned, tO-wit:-fCr that.
the said goods, wares and merchsniise were, Mt \
time past, tO-wit, on the 10th day ef DecC mbcr,
f~S5. brought into the United states. and within
the Collsc:ion District of Alaska aforesaid. in .
certain steamship or vessel called the ''Idaho," "
from foreign port to-wit, fhe port OF Victoria
III the Province OF British Columbia; and after
tho arrival Of said vessel laden with said mer-
chunliSp within the limits OF the Collection
District of Ainska aforesaid. and before said
NeSsc! had come 10 the proper place III said Dis
trict FOR the discharge of her cargo, or anv part
thereof. the said merchandise was thsn and
there uUlHwfullY and clandrStiaely mn laden and
discharged from said vessel, without permit Or
authority from any officer Of the customs TO un-
iade the same, and without any necessity or rea-
sOnahle cause by reason Of unavoidable accident.
necessity or distress of weather; the said vessel
being then 9Bd there bound to the United State
from the port of Victoria, aforesaid. TO the port
of Sitka, and other ports and places in the Terri
tory of Alaska Against the form of the Stntute
in such case made and provided, and with The
intent on the part of the owner OF said merchan-
disc then and there to defrgud the United
States
And further alleging: .'That at a time past.
to-wit, on the nth day of January, 1856. on
Land. NJ n place called Kaasan Bay. in the Terri
tory Of Alaska within the Collection District of
Alaska and within the jurisdiction of this
Court the said Herbert +. BepcLer Collector as
aforesaid. did seizo the sIid goods wares and
merchandise to-wit, fourteen barrels continuing
coz! half-pound packages of prepared opium, Of
the value at the time and place of said seizure
Of $}i. 90 and now hath the same in his GUS
tOdy, NJ the port of Port Townsend, in the Third
JHdi9lai District OF Washington TerTltsry,
anG within the jurisdiction of this COurt, as
being forfeited under the provisions OF Section
I0S1 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, for the causes hereinafter mentioned, to-
wit,-fOr that the slid goods wares and mer-
chandisa being of foreign -rOwth and manufGc-
ture, and subject to duty upon importation into
the United States, Were, at a time past. tO-wit +,
after the ist Gay or July, lSS.I, and before the
time or The SEIZURE aforesaid, at a place called
kas san Bay, in the Territory of Alaska, within
the Collection District OF Alaska. and within the
jurisdiction of this Court. by one James Carroll.
Tho was, then aud there, the master of the
steamship or vessel called the Idaho" and
other persons whose names are to the said At
torncy unknown, with intent TO defraud the
United States, clancestinely, frdudently and
knowingly. imported, smuggled and brought
into the United States. contrary to law, in the
said vessel. from q port or place in the Province
of British Columba; and then and there, by the
said James Carroll and other persons whose
names arc TO the said Attorney unknown, clan
destinely, frauduleutly and knowingly received
and concealed, the duties on said goods wares
and merchandise not having been paid Sc
cured to the United States Against the form o.
81. oh. sNaI
BY reason of all which, the premises and the
statutes, in this behalf made and provided. the
said goods, wares and merchandise have become
aud forfeited to the uses in said statutes spe-
cifed
Wherefore the said Attorney prsys the ad-
Visement OF the said Judge in the premises, and
end that th- said goods, wares and merchandise
may be dccrecd to be and remain forfeited. and
the proceeds after condemnation be distributed
according TO the provisions of the statutes
aforesaid
And whereas, on reading and filins the aid
information, the Court made the following order
thereon, to-wit;
The United States OF America,
Three Thousand aud Eleven and @ OtueF 'of near
one haIf pounds of Prepared i"S
Opium.
"Iet this cause he set down for hearing on the
third Monday of February, 1856. ut the hnur of
10 O'Clock, M, at which time all persons hHv-
ing or claiming any interest in said goods wares
aud merchandise mast appear aud make their
allegations in that behalf, or their default will
be entered. And let notice be gwen in the
usual form by publication thereof in the Puget
Sonnd Daily ARGUS, published at Port Town
send"
Now, therefore, all persons having or claiming
any interest in said goods, wares and lnerchan-
disc, notified to he and appear in open Court
Ht the time specified in said order and make
their allegations in that behalf, their default
Will be entered anu the prayer Of said intoTma-
ton granted
.-'~z Witness the Hon. Roger S. Greene,
srr Judge OF said District Court, and the
! 'IN'' seal of said Court. this 3Oth day of
1-,-+ January, A. D., IsSd.
JAMES SEAEEY, Clerk,
BY JAMES T. LUD ow, Deputy.
WILLIAM II. WHIT.
Us. Atty for Washington Territory.