Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-21
NOTICE 0f SEIZURE.
uyKRR1rORY OF WksarNaroN. THIR

VSERRIr0RY OF WASHINGTON, THIRD
Judicial Diairict. "a
IN the District couEt holdiag terms atse-
No zoos -Tbe Unsted States Of America vs.
tbrss hnndred aad atty pounds Of prepared
me President Of the Unlted States l. al
whom Il may concern. Greeting.
Whereas. Wm. II. White, United 6lat.aS At
turnsy Tor Warrington Territory, has alea .
libel Of iuformstian IN the abcve entitled Dis
trict Court, alleging In substance as follows;
That =. times past. touit On the 4fh dag
Of Nay. 1855, At the port e Seattle il ne
Collection District Of Puget sound. Ia Wash
inGton Territory, and within the Third Judi
cial District o. Washingten Territory. and
vithin he jurisdiction Of this Court. in and
on board q certain steamboat o. vessel
called the Augusta. On waters navtes-
bic from tho sea b. vessels Of ten or more
tons burden, n. II. Beecher, Collector Of
Customs for said collection disirici, did seize
and noW hath IA bis CUSTODY within the said
Third Judicial District Of Washington Terri,
tory. g being forfeited to the United States,
the following goods wares and merchandise.
t0wit Three trunds, one tool chest and enc
vAlise, containing seven hundred cans, each
q said cans containing one-haif pound Of
/ prepared opium, thea and there Of The aggre
gate value Of thiriy-nve hundred dollars
for that, q q time past towit, on the AN day
" At A1Na - pun u CcAAAlt IN A1lE ENla
lection district Aforesaid, the said gods,
wares and merchandise were, By enc OF more
persons 10 tue said United States ATTORNEY IN.
known, unlaWiully. fraudulenfiy and know.
tngly Imported. smugFied and brought into the
United states IRON foreign port or place 70
ths said Attorney unkoewn, contrary 70 law.
the said goods, wares and merchandise being
q foreign growth and mSnuiacture, and, b.
the statutes Of the unfied States, subject 20
/ the payment Of duties upon importation into
she United States, and the duties thereon not
having been paid or secured 10 the United
states ana ne said opium having been 80
Drought Into the United States was, on the
said 4th day OF May. 1ss6, found concealed In
three franks, one tool chest, and one raiise in
ana on board Of said sieamboat called the
Augusta.
By reason whereof, and By force Of section
S0s2 Of tbs revised statutes CT the United
states, the said goods, wares and merchandise
have become and are forfeited to the uses IN
said st1tuto apectled
Where ore. the said Attorney prays advise.
meDt Of the Oaart "a the premises. and for Z
monition and ether proper process, to the end
that sAla goods, wares and merchandise may BE-
70 be and remain forfeited, and that
the proceeds thereof, after Condemnation and
sale, be distributed according to the proVi.
stons OF the statutes Of the United States
And whereas, on reading and filing said
libel Of Information the Jour made the fol.
| lowing order thereon, toW1E
Lot this cause be get down for hearing
tn open Court, the 30th das of August, A. D.
1885. AZ 10 o'clock 8. m, In open Court. ai
which time 3 \ persons having or claiming ans
Interest 10 said goods, wares or merchandise,
must appear and make their allegations in
that behalf or their default VIII be entered;
and let notice be given in the usual form BY
publication thereof In the DAILY Posr.lNxEL,
LiGEECER.
Now. therefore. ali persons havinaor claim.
ing any interest in said goods. wares and mer-
chandiss. are notined TO be and appear IN open
Court At the time specified In said order, And
make their allegations IN that behalf, or their
default win Do then entered aud the prayer o
said libel Of information granted
f---->, Witness, the Hon. John p Hoyt.
lsEsL. Associate Justice Of the Supreme
49, Court Of Warrington Territory and
presiding Judge Of the above entitled Dlstric,
Court, and The seal Of said Court, this Sd day
July. A. d. 1886.
JAMES sEAYEY, Clerk.
By WA L. LUDLOW, Deputy Clerk,
WILLIAM Il. WmrK, United States Attorlley
for Washington Territory.