Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-05
MISCELLANEOUS
NOTICE or SEIZURE
rTERRIroRY OF WASHINGTON /,

rTNkkRiroRf OF WASHINGTON. rsRn
II Jad Ct DIstrict. county q King =.
In TIE district Court Il he Third Jn3S...,
pIsriet Of Washington Territory, soIS..
terms ST SEATTLE
No. 47sS-Tae United States Of Ams,s,.
eleven hundred Ard nfty. three tins Of opiB,.
Tne Prssi ext Of the United stat.s -
whom II Elay concern, Greeting; Al
Whereas, Nm. II. White, United Sta, A..
torney for NAsai. st'n TERRITORY. has a.
libel OF information IN the ssoye en,i,,.1 ~
triet Coalt. alleging in substance A. foTo-s
THAT AZ iinass past, tovit on the an VA
and 2s;h days Of Decemher, 1855 At IN. -.
OF FoT le~nsen1, he eoanty Of yer- ~.
On tue waters Of Admir.lu ialet in w.
ington Territory, nd within the This, -.
eiAl District thereof, in and on board , -.
tsio steamship thea and there being a, -
port. or her Wy from Alaska by ysx a ~
toris. British Columbia and Por. ro.r..s
10 Portland. Oregon. towit. on boara ~.
steamship I1sho, AZ The port of po-, -
sena, aoressla, aud on a. arm 81 TIE =.
nav1sae.s from he Sea BY vexsels AZ ~, =
mere tons burden, and within ala M
oicisi D st ut, 7. Beecher. C.ue.so- :,
Customs for the Collection District ~ -.
sonud. did seize and take into his po....-sr~
- Collector Aforesaid. the foiloxins ,r-s.
wares ard merchandise. towit. elrvsn -
d ed aud atty three tins of PREPARED ors..-
MA nins ave huudred and seventysix a.
one-hai rounds and now hath sill the am
In his custody 81 Port Townsend. sfor~~.ss
As eetng forfeited to the United stA,s. ~, ~,
causes here natter mentioned, towi,. for r.,
M SAD goods, Sares aud merchandise h-,r-
| subject 70 duties by the statutes Of ,he i-n,,-s
states, We're, sfter the l & dAy Of n,,rnh~.
lssS, and before the seizure Aforesaid tina,
| ulently, knowingly willingly, with tu,sn, -
DC rsud the revenue OF the unied states
ta1 nTh
timely iotroduced into the United sac. -.
british Colombia, and being 50 imror,sl
Drought. smHggied AMI elAndestinelv iot,N
| duced - Aforesaid, tovii. on the aesh s-,h
| an 4 2sth days Of Dec, mber. lSss TINES -
the seizure, Aforesaid. were found ccuce.los
Ia and-en board said steamship Idaho. Al M.
pon OF Port Townsend, in the sad Third J,.
diei Il District. in the Territory afores.ia- m.
| duties n said goods. wares and msrchsnas..
MOI HAVING been before tnsi time paid o. !.
cured e. re paid, in yiolAtion Of sections ~,
| snd S0S2 Of The revised stsiu IS Of the UnI,.s
States, and against the form Of the ssssals q
such case made aud provided. Ard ssid N
bel q II foI nation alleging further tha A
the time of the seizure Of raid goods v.r,s
and nltrci andise. and at the ns Of alma
| said libel OF info nation said goods varSs
and merchandise were and are rssaon.h1,
worth the sum of s7l5S; ami further, that q
| said goods. wares and merchandise, s.svsp
| tins, OF the value Of sixty-six dollars, were
/ found concealed on the person OF the Chi.
nese baker. In and on baerd OF the said steam.
chip. aud was found and seized on the 18Th
| da Of December, 1855; and that forty tins Of
said geo =, wares and merchandise 81 thu
| value Of $3.50, were found concealed on De-
| c mber 26th, 1885, In the valise Of one CharlsS
| Foster, the caTpenIer of aid steamship ssia
| valise being in and on board said ssesmship
at the time OF the finding aud seizure Of said
forty tins; aud that eight hundred and tvs
| Tins Of said opium. 81 the value Of 3ssSa
was found concealed, on December 9Th, 1855,
10 and on b ard 81 a steamship. In partition
of Of eagine room. back q vsshstAni; and
thai two hundred and NINETY seven tins Of
said opium, Of The value Of sl55s, were foaDd
conce aled, on December 9Th, 1855. under The
boiler in the hilge OF the ship, In and on bard
| said steamship the aforesaid eleven tina
forty tins, eight hundred and Ave tins, ana
two hundred and ninety seven tins. making
the eleven bundred and hfly-three tins seisel
| as aforesaid b. reason Of ell which The
premises and the statutes in this behalf made
aud provided. the said goods, wares and mer.
chandise. towit, said eleven hundred and afty.
| three tins OF prepared opium, have become
| aud are forfeited u he uses in said staiutea
specified. And praying for . monilion and
other proper process 10 the end thai the SAND
may be decreed to lie and remain forfeilsd 40
l COrulnkN-
And whereas. on reading ard iling the said
libel OF inform alton. the @ Mt made the fol
lowing order there n, tOwit:
No. 47sS-Urder for hearing-The Unite,
States Of America vs.. eleven hundred an,
fty three tins Of opium.
Let this cause be set down for hearing q
Wednesday, the 10th day Of February, A. D
lss6. at 10 O'Clock .. m, in open Court. q
which time al persons having or eisimial
| any interest in . lid eleven hundred and nfty
three tins Of opium. OF any part thereof
must appear and make their allegations Il
that behalf OF their default will be entered
and let notice be given In the usual form b.
publication Thereof In the DAILY PosrlSrxI
LiGENcKR-
| Now, therefore, all pc sons having or claim
ing any interest In the said eleven bundre
and nifty. three tins OF opium, or 10 any par
Thereof. are notified TO be aud app ar In opel
Court ut the time specified In SAID order. an
make their allegations in that eehar. or thef
default will be then entered aud the prayer o
said libel OF Inform alton granted.
| Witness, the Hon. hoger 5. IRENE
| lsEsL. Judge OF said District Court an
49, the seal Of said court. this l9ih do
| OF January, A. ID. 1855.
JAMES sEAvEY, Clerk
| BY JAMES p. LUDLOW, Deputy Cleri
| WILLIAM II. WHITE. United States Attore
for Wash ngton Territory.