The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-31
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rnIset states District Attorney
white yesserdsy resssssa tei@zrsia
snr..uf,<srx that Assistant Attorney
Nandax. xho Il nos Eat. had been
orsserssi b, Ogdensbusg. Sew York. 70
go. fs che prosecution 81 r. i. Gard |
ner Of this city. formerly eAses N
srertar Of customs on Pages Toarsd.
charged with smngsiing. The fos-
loxinx from the chiaaeo Tri5~n> Of
August q. throws considerable light
afson the Big Smuggling conspiracy Of
which Gardner IL SUPP 0zed t. be Al
the bead ard for whish be IL nov
under arrest 10 Chicago:
The fret kBowsedge Of the matter
that the government Officers had
reached them during the latter parf o.
July. Word was sent them thzs some
rBuggied opium vas - ttts city OF
xiefr.ffy. or uozIid soon se here. Grow
Iey had Tbomas eioonan and his
sre<zaI agents 20 watch the pizees where
81 Vs. thought that the opsuns souId
be likely to farn np. II vas several
week. before anything Developed.
Then il was iearnesi that man was IN
the city trying 70 dispose OF sonse
of,i4fs. cr0sfey Ioesfet the man.
who subsequently proved To Dc tsard-
n~y AZ The Palmer house and followed
hsus 10 the hosIse at No. so Wacash
avenue. This was August Is. That
dav special Agent C4oonan while
Waiting the house on Waba.h
avenue sax Gardner talking TO man.
with whom. il was after~ar.is learned.
he was negotiating for the sale Of
opium, and who u Sest stje drug
ei,t. soon afterwards one Of Parme.
lee express wagons drove up and
deposited a trunk eDd yAiise 90 the
sidewalk Ia trUnt Of No. ast Wabash
eyenne and drove away. Gardner then
hailed another wagon from around the
corner on Harrison street and IN this
vehicle was placed the trunk. The ex-
pressman drove vest on Harrison
street. Gardner going north on foot.
Csounan and tao special agents fol-
lowed the expre - wagon anu trunk 10
A house on the West Side; the location
OF which Crowley viii not disclose.
Soon after the arrival OF the trunk,
Gardner apJ.earess on a Madison street
ear. lie role bsoGk past the house.
walking back, and. satisfying himself
that everything vas all night, entered
the front door.
THE ARREST OF GARDNER.
Crowley. Cloonan, and the two
agents entered immeii ttsiy after and
arrested him. siafslns- Sas much con
fused. and protested that be did not
kuow why he should he arrested. A
bunch OF keys was found on him.
One Of them lifted the trunk, which
was opened and foaaa 10 be about two
thirds full 81 opium. The trunk and
Gardner were tak.n 70 the government
building, the trunk being taken TO
Agent frossey's once. wbile Gardner
Was locke1 Ia the caFe.
Later IN the day Gardner asked per
mission to send q telegram. The re
quest vas granted. and be sent mes
rage - John " stone. OeslensbGrg,
n. Y. 10 the effect that cbinaman
had mixed hiia up Ia aa oi8 sm oessi,
and requested stone 10 come here at
once. lie also sro.e note 10 q
woman. directing Il 20 The front par
lor. first door 20 the lest. BF Z iio0r, No.
II East Harrison street inspector
Cioonan and Depslty Mar hal BArcb-
ard Weat there and found that the
woman vas 1ardnsF's vile.
In the room they found three
trunk. one Of which containet a
bundle OF papers and some tin cans.
These were taken 70 special Agent
Cruwlcs's osiiee. Among the p1pers
were letters from John W. stone q
ogslensbuFg. which showed that an
agreement existed between Gardner,
Stone and man named Lytie by
which the iattrf was to received 500
for dispo ing OF the eontrabani
opium. The cans were foani TO con
tain nothing bat woo1en blocks.
Crowley : theory j. that ,he eonspira-
tors scheme wss TO store the opium
In New losR. and when G8raner's
trial came up IN September ia OgtienS-
burg 30 subs titaie the dummy cans
for those containing opigIn.
iiullng the next taoaay the officers
were tri Ing 10 ind more opium. bat
were unsueos sfui. Crowley taen went
East AMI laid before the District attor-
ney Of Buffalo copies oi letters written
by Stone 10 Gardner, ami on the
strength Of these warrant, were issued
for Stone. Lyle and Cummi.ki. In
the meantime Inspector ClooHan feuad
that earaner had empioyed two timers
In stebhsa's hardware store, Ne. ~
State street, TO make 20 or 10 tin boxes
for him. Gardner took these timers
10 The Hotel Dearborn, No iu0 state
street. t. solder the boxes together
alter he had Allied them with blocks.
The oliirl4ls have nj o secured all OF
Ganiuers core pondfnce Whsle be
was inspector in ch4rge OF the r3ect
Sound 81 tict lie aiii b. srraigarI
before Commits Toner lioyne Monday.
cLsvfR scuxsEs
When Gararcr vas arrested az
og,enshufe last Fcaraary. the cap
tuFei OFsusa was flaecI 10 fhc ca tom
hoa 9 IN charge CT the i.n.tof. Nard-
ner. IL IS .ie-rt, ciuc,ivc and with
the att Of tie efasr arrested conspir-
ators. eXeeuieI 5 schefue which, Il
suecessial, woald have been pro3i.the
and would have Cleared him o; the
charge ps ~utHss tx ipf whirh be a.
under Slano hotgs. ilts plan WAS ~
steal tae tmisg ed opigm and feplice
~ with dummy boxes Eiei with
wco1en bocke iie eo 10 tHeu sell
the opiam g clear p aaE. and when
the sual took Place c1ah cety The
prosecution % pro,ucr any eyiieacs
against him
The Han had -uecersied admirably
Until Gardner was nfge sei on West
Madison street. lie hsd made a site
an cytyu.irc t0gr tclera CoHias 20
Chicago, lie wa. 6rst .oe r.. as Cody
yglle. Kan. iiem where he went ~
Davenport There BE- remained sev.
erai DAYS lie affiyed Ire ChiesE o1uiy
18th. aa4 coala have. tseu alrt t,,il
then. h1t n pe, tos Cuuley preferred
O. wait ite -sia 8ttie up. m ln ghit
ritr, nee Ia escaed ten ro1n.is. Ter
which he ebantei 10 d a paahd
fhisis oasy 90 rcnt mosc Ean tho
duty
Gardner ha0 tesu un,ler suspicion
TAR tgars. 50 Fscea y f3Fst ctEts cd
e. h8m ia lsSs. alen hc ives iusFector
at Port faTaSvud. Washington teFri-
tarY, Nar3ntr WAs hot SOW iB dis
covering taas BE WIS he3hE watched
lie wvn; ta vs. asAineiog anf. explained
thas hr VAS rGSaecd ia cecf-lai4
ssbruoe o. e4sch "a Vrs.s ss aaai 81
sotisslrT aHl sRs ctnFFe .e,3 90 atlcf2
sofc ut their u.ctha s.. fats as
caNntcsl uf everything. ara Gardner
va prriu@.rd 'p he "a ta s chief ia-
sFsctar gt that 6i.ttcg ur nppo~ed
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