Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-20
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.

YIkhklT Ohf OF WARRINGTON, THIRD
i Judicial Uistrfc', county II Kiog -.
In tas District Court Of he Third Judicial
ois riot Of Washington Territory, holding
terms at Sesttle
No. S7st-Ths United States Of America v,
Il " hundred . d nifty. three tins Of opium
Toe Pfssi snt Of the United States 10 al.
whom it may concern. Gr.surg:
WnsIe1, VIM. Il. White. United States At
torusy Tor Washington Territory hes nle .
libel VI iniormslon 10 the asove eoiitled DIS
tract Cout. silegtog in substance IS follo~.:
Tnat ~ tim 5 pest. sovit on he 10Th, 9th
nd Ash day Of Decsmhss, 1855, at the PORT
Of fors Tovusead. In The co MY Of JET rson,
on tue " ,sers Of Admiralty inlet, 10 WISH
ington Territory, and within the Third Judi
cis District t1er, Of. In and on board Q Ger.
t'io ste ,m.hip then and there being ct said
port. OF hsr way from Alaska by way II VIC
toris. Biuish C,iumbia and Por Tos nss nd.
~ Portland. o0g,D, towit. on beard tbs
steamship iiAho. ~ ne port Of Port TowA
seod. aiore-ai' and on 20 arm Of the sea
nsvtgsb fiom he sec by vessels Of ien or
On ~ tons burden. and within said bird Ju
dieia u iet, N +. Bsecher, Collector OF
Customs for the COLL -ction Disirict e Puget
lou M dad seiss and take into his possession
o. Collector aforessid. the following goods,
vars spd merchandise, towit, eleven hun
dfed aud nifty. hree tins Of prepared opium.
nls ut e ave hundred and seven SIX Q d
ne bsH poapds. and nov hath s,iil the same
In his Custody 81 Port rownsend. aforesai1,
as oeips forfeited 70 the Uuitef States for the
causes here,nAftsf m .ntiooed, tovit. for toas
IN. SAID goods. wares and merchandise. b ing
subtsct 70 duties by the atutes Of the United
siste-. We're, after the Let day Of Decs NIB r,
1888. and before the seizure azores I'D, fraud.
uiently. knowingly, Willingly, wuh intent 10
de rsad the svruue o. the TINTED states,
imported. brought. aH sied and cla ades
.lneiy Introduced into thc United States from
bfia.sh Colombia, and being 90 fmk orteA.
Drought. smugg Cd an clandestineIy iatro
duced - aforesaid, tevi'. On the 18th, 9Th
an 2sth days Of Dec mber, lss5, times of
the seixure aforesaid. were found contested
10 anS on bard said steamship Idaho, ct the
por OF Part Townsend, In the sad Third ia
oiei District. 10 tue Territory Aforesaid, ,bs
duties en- sail goods. wares and merchandise
y having bvsn b.fore that time paid or Sc
cut, d o. &c paid, In vi lAt. on OF sections 2S65
snd S0s2 Of the revi-ei sts u'es OF the Uoi cd
state, and against the form Of the .tstu.s Ia
such case made aud PROVIDED. Aod said H.
bel Of formation ALLEGING further. that q
the time Of the seizure Of raid goods, wsres
and mere Iaadise. and ct the me of Ming
sAid libel Of info, nation said goods, wares
worth the sum Of STl5s; and further, that Of
said goods, vHres and merchsndise, eleven
tins. Of the value Of sixty -six dollars. were
ound concealed on the psrpoa Of the Chi
ness baker. In aRi on bserdo Of the ssid essm-
chip. aud was found and seized on the 18th
Dc 81 December, 1855 and that forty tins OF
said geo q. wares ana m,rchsndise, of the
value " t&so vers found concealed. ON he
c neef seth. 1855, IN the vaiiss OF enc Charles
Rostsr, the cor peater Of cid steaDshiD n.td
vaiiss bsing IN and On board aid ssssmsaip
q the time Of th noding aud dig ute Of said
forty tins: and tass eight huoor-d and ave
Tins Of sad opium, o. the value Of easeo
nd R-r - isl<
10 and On ard - steamship. In partis,on
q Of eaSin- room, bsch Of wsshsean and
thai two hundred and niues, sewn tIss Of
sid oyium, Of he vsius VI ti7es, we're found
con - sisd. on December Nib, lse6. und-r The
bal N the eilse OF the ship, In aud en- ard
forty nns. ssshs haodred sed ave tan ana
NO hau usd Add ninety ssrsn tins. making
tbs eleven ~ idr~d and ~f,S-tbfes tins seis
.. afsr.saai b, rsasoa VI ell ghieh ,he
prsmisss sad the statutes In this b half m sae
sad prcvtard. tae ,a.d goods, VARS and mer
Oh sndfse wit, said ell ven hundred and any.
three uss Of pfepsred opium. save bscsms
sod are fsrfsitsd 70 he % 10 said sts,utss
-pscised And psayi & tor Q moairioo sod
other proper peocesa. " tbs end ,hss toe same
may o. decresd 10 Le and renain fosfeilsd &C.
.ordiusl..
And wheress. 90 rs.dins snd allss The aid
lin~l OF isfors sion. the q. m .de the fol.
10 siag ord = tnsresn, town:
No DIS lroef for hssriag- The Uaised
Ssses II Amssfes w. eisves hundred and
q y three sins u opiam-
La this cause be - down FIR hearing q
Wednesday, The l0th das % Feoruasy, A. d.
tssa. 81 10 s'etoek .. M, In pea usurs. ct
vAsch tine persoss hav % % ei.imi a.
anf ,nssrsss 10 . ID elevea hundrsd asd nffy.
torcs tins 81 opium CT any part hereof,
nass spsear and N Ike their sIlsgaa NJ In
tnas bsosif OF their a~fanls WI b eater-s;
and leo aosics b given 10 he go 4 form BIZ
psea tt,ea tssreof In The DAnx fosr isul.
L ssscxn-
ssv. sse~fors. ell e-sons having or claim
Ing any intere q In be said eisveo aundred
. airy taree tina d opium, 90 10 any pat
there0f. Are sosihed 10 b a.d app ar in open
o-aft o. TIE time SPEC hrd In sat1 ssisr aaa
nsts their aliegs Ions In thai hehsl ~ u ir
defSali oil - then ntered aea toe prayer Of
sasd fesl o. isforn atten grsnted
49, wssesA the Hon. hoser s. CREME
a l. Sadss o saia d aEries csars, and
49, Tee seal Of sAid uoars. III Q 10 b day
Of ssnusxy. 4 D isce-
JANgs sR,vEr. Cssrh
~ JAsD p. LroLov, DEPUTY Ctsra.
WILLIAM u wHIts. usitea .sssa Atsnrlssy
fer wash nxsoa rsrritry.