The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-14

urs Kate Lelicore and Miss Nellie
-. the two women arrested or
80 az the steamer 0lympian Al
~ Townsend Thursday, with fifty
saas Of unstamped opium in theii
ss.esz;op. we're brought to Seattle
..s.rdav en- route TO the United
&c. penitentiary. They were fur.
49, accommodations in the sheT.
- nriyate Office last night and vii
!. tsken to HeNeii's island to-day.
whsn seen by PosT-IxTELLICEscgr
,.,syss, Yesterday afternoon. they
~ 10th seated on the sofa In the
Te-;ssss office earnestly discussing the
ssss..5sca,nent in which they find them.
Pee Mrs. Lelicore is perhaps forty
80 az age. Her hair is slightly
rseaked with gray and from her ap-
snsrarce would be taken for teacher
- Ride class rather than a SNUG.
~ser Her companion. Miss yalefs.
not more than twenty years of age
srI Z blessed with a profu.ion of
s.;ghs red hair. becomlngly arranged.
ssa,h are Iaivlike and weil-nannered
~ afte. Fearing their story il
: hard not to believe ii. im-
..-oY.ab,e a. II may seem. They
In seeu 10 feel their position
pssnlv. bat still appreciate the Judi
s.rar,s Sisle Of II. They both refused %
make a statement when requested 20
~ 4 PosT-l NTgLLIsEstTR reporter and
then. womanlike, conlided their whole
story to the newspaper mans keep
ing.
wish any more new paper not0ricty.
We've had enough OF rhat. Why, one
rsf.orter in referring 10 Us said that
yss probably 50 years OF age. He
might lust as well have made me sat
n. Nv the way. we are looking for
that reporter and intend 10 have a
little talk with him before / return 10
British Columbia.
II must confess that you do not ap-
pear ike professional law breakers. .
yentnred the reporter.
II should nope not, indeed, re-
pgea ms. I.elicore. We're simply
iunocent tools Of other persons, but |
supaose we have got 20 stand the
brtint OF il. for those who are really
guilty and who got us into this trouble,
have run away. understand, and
cannot be found"
AHal hai It's serious matter and
an awful disgrace. but ! cannot help
laughing when think Of those first.
class hotels we we're to stop at, inter
posed Miss Jalefs.
4First-class hotels, indeed y rejoined
Mrs. Lelicore. 1--WE were promised
the best accommodations We could
secure on steamboats, and at hotels OF
wherever we were. and Ahere we are
under arrest at a police station. II
makes me mad when think Mhai
fools we we're. We thought We were
10 have such nice trip aud all ex-
penses pnid; and beside we were To
have SIS each when we got % Portland
II was bright prospect. but now that
we understand what sc we're doing, i
makes w mad % think OF what q paltgy
sum we undertook il for
rHRY DREAD THE VICTORIA sossIrs
you both live in Victoria - asked
the reporter.
"Yes. aud everyone knows us
there" said Mrs. Lelieofe. II hay,
lived there for twelve wears, ever sine
| was little girl, Z" interPosed Mis-
Jslefs. And | am pioneer, addes
Miss Leiieore. II have resided Their,
twenty three years and sou don
know how dread 10 so back. ! sup
pose they will all discuss Il from oil o
it. standpoints. hut the old womer
are the worst. ! suppose they viii
hold a tea party To talk il over, i
they have not done so already
IL will he pretty hard 70 80 back anc
face il, bat we know We are innocent
and that will give Us strength. The
Americans have all treated Us very
nicely and we are grateful tor It
They seem 10 be different from Vie
toria people. Over there they viii hal
our misfortune as choice morsei fol
gossip, and here people seem 70 hs
sorry for us.
"fiaye YOU ever attempted anythini
Of this kind beforeg' asked the re
porter.
''No, indeed T" replied Mrs. Lelieore
~ am almost a Victoria pioneer. hay
ing lived there SO long, and had neyei
been on the American side before
That was why We we're So glad to ac
cept the otter OF our expenses ane
thought We would have such pleas
ant time and see all the places ovei
here that We have heard so much
about
now IT occUGRep.
How did il come about that yog
undertook this jobg" asked the re
porter.
Well, my son Is In the liquor bust
ness in Victoria, and YOU know tina
men talk over all kinds of things IL
saloons. IL came about in this way
that proposition was made 20 US &
bring this staff over here on the term.
stated. and We accepted for the res
sons ! mentioned. We knew that i
was opinm bat did not know that I
was unlawful Ia bring il into the coun
try. We simply thought that we coUlt
have nice trip by fulfilling this COM
mission We asked the man, Hunter
who gave us the opium. how We hat
better carry il. and he said il would b
most convenient to put it il IN oai
skirts SO each of Us took - pound
and sewed Il up in or skirts. Tween
ty-ilve pounds additional weight Z
Your skirt is pretty heavy load an
after getting on the boat told Ms
lalefs that was not going t0 carry !
IN that way any more tcok ml
skirt OF and threw it on the statUrOou
AooF Ii had thought was Snug
Cling DO Won think ! would have LET
The pesky staf in such a con
spicGous place. No indeed. | thini
| would have hidden Il ava,
IN the statersom Pretty soon III
Customs officer came in and picked AZ
the skirt. He must have noticed II
unusual weight. for he asked what
was. told him he had better lool
ana see. Them it flashed across m
inst something was wrong lie oi'
hook at the skirt and he sound Ia
opium
And he took il Of course
yes, AMI he took us 500, II | Ia
known wha, We we're doing Ia tlnte,
would have pitched the skirt OPIUM
AMI all ouI OF the window into the SEES
The cgtcey a, ke,} rs q we had anythin
else. and had told him | had ietiei
ard gave him the note from jaime
Hunter who gave us the opium, 6
Louis Peterson ct Portland. % whef
We were % deliver st. Do you tam
We would have done this and give
our true n8me~ ii sc thought we Wcr
guilty of doias wrong. Inn s0fy
now that we gave our real names, p
cause OF the scandal it will cause !
Victoria.
What 10 Won expect 10 do
We te.t raphed my SON rs soon
hail waS HXed and hc CAME oys
Yesterday lie must have mlsuude
ssood ths TELEGRAM, for he thought
Was only SN0 for both It IL. u he