Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS
NOTICE OF SEIZURE
rURRRIroRY OF wAss1xa,ox

'1NSMrokI OF WASHINGTON ruu,
L. Judicial Districi. county Of Kin niao
District Of Washington Te-r,,o-. 'adieiA
terms at Seattle. y Aoldas
NO. 'iSS-The United States Of Ar.-
eleven hundred and Hfty.thr~e d. - .Au
Tne Presi sept Of the United pen.
whom II may concern 6reetirs. Al
whereas, Nn- II. White Cniss.s s,.
torney fer Washington Territory - - A.
hhel OF information In the a-oye s.,,,,Is
uct Court, alleging in substance A. sono.pf
Ihas Al times past. towit on The Az -,
Of PORT Townsend, in The eou,tv - - 20 Pors
on the waters Of Admiralty tnls. ~ 80,
ington Territory. and within the fA,., 80
eiAi Disrict thereof. in and on bosra as'
tsin steamship then and there hetns "a ~.
Poft, on Der way from ALASKA by VA, :, -
toria, British Columbia and Pors TSns
70 Portland. Oregon, towit, on No. -.
steamship Idaho. at the port Of port -. sas
send, a'oressic, and on an arm N a. y.
pANls.oe rom the SEQ by veseels Of h, :
mere tons burden, and within ssiS ~
diciAi ID stIict, H. p. Beecher C.l,s.,S,'s.
Customs Tor the Collection Dis,r,ct ~ =.
sonnd' did seize and take into his pos,.s-ss
a. CollectoF Aforesaid. the folloxinr 49,.
wares and merchandise tovlt slsv.,
dred and nfty-three tins Of preparrs c,..-1
c nis'ning i've hunarcd and seyrp,vsss
one hall pounds, and now hath ssill N. -
10 ms custody q, Port Townsend. sfor..--s
As oelns forfeited TO the United STATES IA, ~.
eauses neFe'nafter mentioned, tovit. for A.,
~, sAe soSds, wares and merchandise, hrins
subject TO duties by the statutes ~ ne u,,,.s
States, We're, after the LIST day OF peesrA~.
1879, and before the seizure aforesaid. fr..s
eiently, knowingly, willingly, with in,cn, -
de rAnd the revenue Of the United stas.s
imported, brought, struggled aad elsaSs.
timely introduced into the United sk.tss -.
BRUSH Columbia. and being 50 inuporsss
Drought, smuggied AMI clAndestineiy iat,a
dueed As aforesaid. tovi,. on the 3sih. sTN
an. AM 18th days Of December. lsss, timss AZ
the seizure. aforesaid. were found ooc.s. ~
In and on board said steamship Idaho ~ -
port Of Port Townsend, in the said mir h.
oieia District, In the Territory aforesaid. d.
duties en- said goods, wares and merchaps,..
not having been before tost time paid q, !.
cured to le paid. in violstion Of sec,ious asss
and S0s2 Of The revised statutes Of the Un,,.S
States, and against the form Of the s,ssu,s :
such case made and provided. And said d.
bel Of l. formation alleging further, tAs !,
the time Of the seizure Of said goods. v.r~
and mercf andise. and ct the me Of alisa
said libel OF info nation said goodk y.rS
and merchandise were and are ressopshi,
worth the sum Of <1lsS. and further, thai a
| said goods, wares and merchandise, slsvss
| tins, Of the value Of sixty-six dollar vsr,
found concealed on the person Of the Ch,.
nese baker. In and on bsa I'd OF the ssid ran.
/ chip. aud Was found and seized On the al
| das Of December, issS and that forty tns d
| said geo s, wares and merchandise, az ths
value OF $3.50. were found concealed, on d.
cember Goth, 1855. In the valise Of ons chsrir
he Of aid 81
valise being in and on board said stssuship
At the time Of the finding and seizure Of ~
| forty tins; aud that eight hundred snd Az,
| tins of said opium. Of the value Of e4sa
was found concealed, un December M. ley.
In and on b. ard 81 d steamship. In partition
OF Of engine room, back Of wsshs1ani; md
that two hundred and ninety-ssven tins Of
| said opium, Of ihs value OF size, we're foand
| concealed. on December Nth, 1855, under he
boiler in the bilge Of the shlp, In and On board
| said steamship. the aforesaid eleven tina
forty tins, eight hundred and Ave tins. aad
two hundred and ninety seven tins. making
| the eleven hundred and rfiy-thres tins seiss1
As aforesaid By reason Of all which the
| premises aud the statutes In this behalf made
| and provided. the said goods, wares md mer.
| cha ndise. towit, said eleven hundred and arr.
three tins OF prepared opium, have become
aud are forfeited to the uses in said statutes
specified. And praying for . monitor sad
\ other proper process 70 the end that the anna
may be decreed TO he and remain forfeited %
cordingly.
And whereas. on reading and hling the M
| libel OF Information. the Court made the fol
| lowing order thereon. towit:
| No. 47s3-0rder for heariag-The Uaited
| STATES Of America vs.. eleven hundred An{
| fifty. three tins Of opium.
Let this cause be set down for hearing q
We inesdAy. the 10th day Of February. A o
| 1885. at 10 O'Clock .. m, In open Court. d
| which time all persons having or claiming
any interest In said eleven hundred and any
three thus Of opium or any part ihsrsof
must appear and make their allegatioaa Il
that behalf or their default will Be- catered
and let notice be given In the usual form b.
| publication thereof in the DAILY Posr lxrn
| LiGErcER.
Now, therefore. all per sons having or claim
| ing any interest In the said eleven hundrs'
| and fiftythree tins Of opium, or 10 any par
Thereof. are notified to DO aud appear In opel
Court ct the time specified In ssid order. an
make their allegations 10 tbs. behalf. OF thei
default will he then entered aud the prayer Q
said libel OF inform alton granted.
Witness. the Hon. Roger 8. Greenl
SEAL Judge OF said District Osurt, m
49, the seal Of said Court, this 18Th da
of January. A D. 1856.
JAMES sEAvEY, Clsrk
By JAMES p. LUDLOW, Deputy Glen
WILLIAM II. wHTrE. United States Aitons
for Washington Territory.