The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-30

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s.,rf 10. r~estd ard the prsTfors receipt 81
two s~sas-rs from Terry, The hf~f g1sIEz
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ssIss,,ssref that the psekass Contained
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sfsed - % The STAMPS us<d on boxes d
apsum that Gardner hsd rendered n,
-~ssxnatiru in May heex1se Of quarrel
snssux the officers. bar u vU rsns ercss.Sfsi
IL isss1sfss upon u being aeesrsed in 80,
tsmher. shortly sssr iss insss i ss y,
collector s4id 10 customs duty ssa berh
-sxoel4 sosi knsx II any tsnsy bad been
t4ssirs' aske5 ss0t1nei HAtnss.
ss,s.. yex.- said Mr. brnrrxs
"ilo~ seald you knew fou ds'.f ex'
III wosid he sesg snfssixs fhans " ~
ceise duty on opiuHa. TIE ssfcsr Would
net have failed 20 tel me-
sFsxsaI ssEs1 sEgenrs
was the last witne<s ffe testified % rauch
80. sane tsfss-s A. aid Ef}ifrsax BROOKS
lie stated that he investigated this truak
traaxaeflDn in December, tst7, ara NJ
Gardner appeared s-asDrs him aad related
ir. sl.s,s;afee that the franks sere exam
is..f Ia tSse sas.. Isr;s,<ss building In seaftis
BY himself and Terry when they wefs
making item, apf fhey there siseoFered
tssat the staff was not 0fiu;i1, a1i thar tneA
sssey eoasieus.-d the contents Of me fvssl
trInks into tao and sent these 70 fSrl
Townsend. 0a er0ss-sxaiaiBatioil DC stated
( tlsaf aarssuex,s sgaieSnen; WAS IN wrstins
ard thai the report had been sent 80 Wash
ingfDss. bat that he Kept copy, Hhieh
mtaslf arrive 10 the morning.
Thsvaupofl Mr. Hasnes lasyesi 70 stfikeoul
his sesssalons. as NOD being The best evi
denee.
Mf. White stated that he bad written q
Warrington for the record. but that MS
I take had t-ren made. another paper f'eis.
sent eat In ~ stead. TIE etssirt sasfaa pc
ifasuc-'s tsfssi1D, saying that the rtcOfd'
{ a. the best evidence. or aa authorized eef,l
only. xuaid BE- admitted The essrt her.
adjourned uasii to morrow At ssA
I special sgeaf Bcxehsf was isnmesiiaiets
I siisTafebei In a
SPECIAL Hosr 10 F0gT TOWNSEND
To Secure his copy OF the record. ~
/; promises 10 be back IN the morning viii
! H. That part ~ this recofd afyoa whiff
/ the tifiou feiles a. - important. y
/ the following statement made % HErdnsl
/ 10 fseeeher lie said
asMr. TarYF returned 20 Seattle from
/ Portland aud told me that he bad made
seizure of fpur trunk. Of opium, inas
maoI. a. there was . ease Of smuggling on
hand in seattle tho. required the Ifessilss
4 az eyefy available man. I told Terry 10 tns &c
his seizure 10 the Safe Deposit Company foi
security, until he bad tine Ia put his sftx
nre marx on each nye-tsei tin. When fhs
work was finished that We were efisaSca
on. went 10 the safe Deposit sish Terry
and for the first time saw those trunks
opened Sir. Terry commenced niarklns
he 6se-fngI tins with hiE initial
and TIE dnfe 81 the seizure. aia
while 40 doIng he discovered one o.
the eaus leaking. and on examination
found II was not opium. iie 'ben hai'iea
II 80 me. aud found II was not opium
We then took our knives sad opened sew
erai Of the tins aud found them 10 contain
. some flour and some substance that ap
peared 90 be tar. Ne closed the trunks
after eendsnsing the. eonicnts into tws
trunks, owing 10 two Of them being mashed
up. aud Mr.. Terry proceeded 10 Port Town
sead 10 consult Wish the collector. and
upan the latter's Instructions the trunks
wrss ssni 10 Port Townsend.
THE IMPORTANCE ATTACHED
To this. II sili be seen, i that II naily con
fra.iirts Inspector Boyd, who tcrtities thai
the TRUNKS were opened In the Ernnswic
hotel AID that be. la sardner's room. as
sisted In c0nslensing the contents Of TIE
i0ar trunks ~ two. aud that he afterwards
assisted la taking istein % the safe Deposit
n should be- stated that nearly every Sci
OF the prosecution was met ts objections
Oh fhe parf % Col Haines for the defence
bat the court WAS inclined - grant large
latitude hsrause % the peculiar nature al
the fafc and the dialcuifg 81 securing ett
denee under all the eifcainstai Ihe
Theory ~ The prosecution i tha; when tht
Two trunks wef. placed ia the safe deposit
theF resIyiiid contain opium. II being IN
tended b. the defendants a. give over tns
900 pounds "a the whole seizure and kseI
the other 40 Isg.lisds. bat that afterwards
tney cancinaet 10 keep the whole thins
aud 80 substituted thu tar and Hour. which
they had ample tifae u dc bcfore The l9th
aheu they were shipped 10 Port Townsend
one witness testified that when The trunks
were o{,encd ~ the hotel they con
tained, among other things. a number
~ EaHny sacks The trunks show 4
la court did not contain a guuny sack.
The case vii 40 d1uhi rs concluded TO