The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-29
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nal examination ef The iary. tbe defense
exhnssstax their pririIsge Of three chas
1e1zes- ard the rrosecesier snAttr1gtax
one The fosioHssx Fraslesasn essyo<e
the iuFy a. A. Carlisle. A. A. Marshall,
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Norss. {. !. Bueey. 4 Taylor. A. ,. Ilsss.-
sshn. wiili.sa y. Ire, ". h. Eissk~sil, W.
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s1xrEuEx1 POS THE rEo<EcrTfox.
In Ms ep~usnr 70 80 fury raised states
Dssfff<t Attorney WA ssid. The de-
feadsnt h efarxrd wits sssax ring spiun-
prove the following facts: In Anrusf.
iss7 ,snd for soz,e tirne prior. Y A. Gardner
was chief inspector " customs Chester
l. Terry ard 1oci 4 Jones' were assistant
inspectors. The two latter we're unHrr
the direction Of Mr. Garzue. Jones wAs
shortly after discharged As 4 reswit ke
wa. for scIee time not on speaking terms
With Gardner. but sUfne time After be was
again plsrsrf tin the zefsirc through fhe
fundamentally Of Gardner, and shortly
sf-es
THESE Twa Held CONVERSATION
Eeiatsse 20 engaging In the smuggling of
opium. u was NOT isug after this that four
trunks we're shtpJee through from Victoria
10 Tacoma ON the steamer George r. starr.
on which boat Jones was the inspector.
They were not opened OF Inspected One
suiiivaa told Jones thai they were the
property u Gardner They weighed GO
pounds. Inspector Mu;ksy. stationed at
Tsrosna, hal been sent 20 Olympia About
the time the starr was TO arrive here, In
speeier James n. Price. also of Tacoma, re-
ce5sed a telegram direrftng him to come at
once TO seattle. He obesed aud thus NO
body was ieft a. TaeoEs
Price went 20 seattle as requested and
there Hast Chester L. Terry aud Others and
they were osssnssbiy in search If somebody
suspected 81 smuggling. Jones rsmained
al faeDsna and about midnight the little
steamer MsfHin or N1nroe arrived with
Terry on board In some manner the
eherks on the trunks were changed 20 a.
10 send them 10 South Prairie. the Portland
checks being placed ON four empty iEuaks
The Hext morning
PRICE CANE HuExyiSo Rack
In hot pursuit OF the four trunks which be
had get wind Of n being loaded with
opium. He hasteised on down towards
Portland. overlook the trttnks found them
empty. and hurried hack aud out towards
thu swifchbsrk. Got OF At south Prairie
doing here. Pricc.' asked Terry. am
looking for four trunks full Of opium
said Price
1--WE seized them said Terry. wow
look here" be continued. whats the use
Of You. making FOOL Of yourself all the
get your share Of this business" SO saying
he jitnped on the train. which was just
moving. and where the trunks were
already. and Price was Jeff standing gu
the platform Terry had checked the
government seal. The seal was taken on
again. however. and put on ut Wailuia.
where they we're checked 10 Portland. The
plan was again changed. and they were
checked 20 The Dailes. There they were
showed his badge Of osilce aud said he
had captured them They afterwards
TURNED Up ~ sEArrLg
And were taken to room IA the Bruins
wick hotel. and afterwards 10 the safe De
po>ff Cornpany'A Terry now reported that
he had made a seizure ~ 90 pounds Of
opium. Two Of the trunks next turned up
In Fcst Town serd. where they were at last
opened publicly aud found 10 contain tar
and molnsscs and soue old blankets which
had been substituted for the opium. We
shall ssnew thai the defendant Gardner was
IN constant tclegrapAic communication
with Terry NIL this time. and under his
orders and Instructions. showing them 30
be IN collision Ia this business"
on behalf Of the defendant Colonel
Hsincs waived his opening.
Msjer Jenes' statement.
Joel L. Jones was called To the stand by
the district attorney and answered nicely
enough a lot Of questions touching his con
necttun with the custOfns service until he
came 10 reference 80 his reenEageinent by
t,ar,il1ef. The district attorney asked.
''nid You not say 20 Gardiner, i have faa-
lily To support and wan. 10 get into service
10 make some money. and did not Card
ner reply, That Is what We all want. The
witness did not think those exact words
had been used. aud Mr.. White followed up
with questions so hutly
v9usuiSs rfeS cRfHISArfSG POINTS
inS teatsd ia his opening, and witness re
fused 80 positively 10 answer Ia the same
nne that Judge >ash remarked that IL was
queer treatment Of the prosecutions o~n
witness, aud unless II was shown that he
twitnessl was hostile 20 him, the pfusecu-
ten, the court would have 10 sastain Col.
ualacs's objection Ia The icadlug nature of
questions. At lhls White tesseiy declared
that the witness VAS hostile to him, and
handed a paI-cF 10 the court sskins him
Ga read u through. saying IL was state
mpnt signed and sworn "a by the WfttsrSs
and Is the principal evidence upon which
this indtciaent vas found. The coarf tsos
and read the papeF. handed II back AMI
DIRECTED MI. WHITE To go sHE,3
Aud make his question As l,adsng As he
desired
Al this Coz. Haiaes objected, bat was
oyerrcled aud exception allowed White
then questioned the witness. readins from
the affidavit Of uhieh 50 much may be Civ
en- rs was covered by the questions II Is
rs fellows
.ifow long did you remain In the gov
eminent service. Mr. jones'
''Frcsa July or August. issA until about
the same time In issi.
"for what were you discharged, and by
whose Influence
aBy 8. 4. Gardner. chief inspector He
said bad 90 leave the service or he
should was on the stfsmcr tseo. =. starr
as Inspector ef customs on the 18th. tpcn
my return from Victoria ON the 18th MI.
Howard, special derasy collector. acting
at that time IS collector. handed me
LETTER 90 DISMISSAL.
saving he was very sorry - do 50.
af,ened tn. letter. snd read II as follows
Your services arr no, required from this
date. | demanded the reason Of my dis
missaI, and he said There is not the
scratch Of pen sSainss yen. but Yea
know bow y Is ms'os: !sa ahSs am
think Mr.. Gardner influenced Mr.. u. =.
nereher 70 81 To NJ. Howard and DEMAND
nay dismissal ! Was reaprolsted oa me
night u the nth Of NAY, ~. ON the i>th
OF Nav 4 A. Gardner mcf me ca the sfrsrf
and sr@ske. We had no, been On speaking
serfns since he had caused my asscharsc
tie said
IEr's prRl rsx marcnET
And be friends As we were tsasory.' he
asked ne 10 accept position and ! con
~sst,fs.i. hat said 1 wouM not ask for H. The
next tsy uss appointed United states ia
spscsor On ,sars.ners order aud went down
10 par, ro~ nss,ua with hifr- He took me
infe fhe collector oss.ec sai sad 'hervs
the raaiar 70 b. swoTn IN and Dc aid, All
d-shs. Ne VIII swVar him IN ard IRE rs -
pszs e. Washington ictote bee srs &v,s
hack n.,echsr was thea in Siz.ka- lie
<sis. 't;artaef. you piAee biia y here yan
want hisa.' wss placed On tar ,.evrse =
starr. rsfaaine frssrs Tacoma - tstssF's.
and r,ssE we'd ,sr her sufti tisg Last 81 -P-
trsaa.r / had becfi eH the bal at-oSls tNe
months ard NJ Gardner sad 10 tte. hcN
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Il aid 4 have net gs,s anything. ana DC
asked nae uhy not. ,r,
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yhai. understood tin "a Fxies 10
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