, 1886-04-22
The Idaho Smuggling Case,

states anu UdllpS -IC-NutISHb 'iANN -
N. Rasin for the ship and Captain
Carroll. Following is synopsis of
the testimony in the case:
\. H WINTERoDE, Sworn-Have
been inspector of customs for the
district of Puget Sound since Sep
temper. 1854. On the Sth Of Deem
ber. 1885. saw the Idaho at Victoria.
She was on her way to Alaska. She
left atmidnight. At II o'clock, noon,
she was taking on lumber. AT that
evening she took on seven barrels.
[ saw them received on board. Twas
on the dock There were several
persons on the wharf. The second
mate was there. [ saw the barrels
leave the China house Of lie Yum At
! O'Clock. | followed and watched
them till they were lowered into the
hold of the Idaho. They were re
ceived on the wharf and placed on
board at once. The second officer,
Craig. was the only officer of the ship
| recognized. Tie Yum manufacture
and prepare opium. That is their
business. Their sign IS Tie Yum,
manufacturers and importers OF
opium" Prepared opium is usually
put in tiLs. and Is marked with red
labels. l noticed the heads of the
barrels shipped on the Idaho were
red. The barrels We're old and not Of
unihnrm size. When | first noticed
the dray it was just startilg from the
house. At the time the dray left, the
house was darkened and the curtains
drawn.
Cross examination-The dray was
just moving when | first noticed 1t,
1t was just leaving thu building. L
was across the street | had just got
there from down street. The electric
lights were burning in the street. |
followed the dray and kept in sight
Of it all the time. 1t was mile and
a half to the ship. The barrels We're
of different sizes. When they were
unloaded | was within hundred feet
of the barrels. They looked as though
they had been used before, and as
though they We're of different sizes.
The scond officer was the only man
whom / recognized | don't know
whether the steward was on board or
not.
HARRY HANSEN, Sworn-I was a
sailor on board of the Idaho for nine
months. Left her on Jan. l, 1886
She ran from Portland Oregon, to
Sitka, Alaska, stopping at Port
Townsend. Victoria, Nanaimo and
many other ports. Capt. Carroll was
master. l went to Alaska in her in
December, 1885. She took in freight
IN Victoria on that voyage-lumber
and provisions. The lumber was taken
at noon and the provisions in the
evening. | assisted In taking it in.
We took the provision barrels in the
evening and rolled them between
decks. There were two loads of
barrels. Did not notice how they
were marked. 1t was pretty dark.
Did not see Capt Carroll at that
time. Don't recollect who was in
charge. On going north that trip
the Idaho went into Cassan Bay. She
only stayed long enough to put two
boat loads Of freight ashore at that
place. We were only there fifteen or
twenty minutes There was at
Gassan bay the foreman, two fisher
men and several Indians. The can
merry belonged to Capt Carroll In
coming down the Idaho stopped at
Casaan Bay and put about one dozen
barrels ashore. This was in the
night. Captain Carroll was in charge
| when we went IL and when we came
out. We took on considerable sal
mon that trip. have since been to
| Cassan bay on the revenue cutter.
We started on the 10th of January
At Cassan Bay the cutter took on
fourteen barrels of opium. They
were the same barrels landed there
by the Idaho. The cutter took them
to Port Townsend.
Cross -eXaminatiOn-AlI the stuff
| which came on at Victoria in the even
ing was understood to be the ships
stores. On going up all the stuff we
landed was small stuff. At Alaska
we discharged all the freight in the
ship except the stores forward. Capt
| Waterbury, the custom house in
spector, was On board gGing up and
coming down Mr. French, the col
lector of the port of Alaska, was on
board. l have been nine trips north
on the Idaho, and the Idaho has
carried freight of various kinds.
Most of the time there was a customs
inspector on board
CAPTAIN III. f. BEECHER, Sworn
Am collector of customs. Have held
that Office since July, 1885, Know
Captain James Carroll. He COM
mands the Idaho between Portland
and Alaska, making monthly trips.
She made the trip in December, 1885;
left Victoria on the morning of the
Sth. On the 26th she returned to
Port Townsend. I directed Mr.
Gardner and other officers to
thoroughly search her. They did so,
and found opium in different parts
OF the ship. had the carpenter and
watchman arrested The carpenter
Was placed under $500 bonds, which
Were furnished by Captain Carroll.
The next day there were several
hundred pounds more opium found
IN various parts of the ship. L
talked with Capt Carroll. In the
first conversation, before the arrest
OF the carpenter, Capt. Carroll said
L had no right to search h,s ship.
nor to detain him. as it was not the
end of his route. Sunday morning
he came and objected TO my holding
him longer. While he was thus
talking, another installment of opium
was brought III. l asked Captain
Carroll TO use his authority and see
that his men did not get in ourl way
and obstruct the search, and he said
ne would. Capt. Carroll said he
heard a slash near the bow of the
ship, and thought the opium had
been thrown overheard. | had the
bottom examined by diver, but no
opium was found. The opium on
the ship was III different shaped
packages. Some were labelled and
some were not. This opium is now
in my custody at Port Townsend, and
L have samples of it here. | visited