Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-26
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II On afraid Mr.. E. A. Gardner has
got himself into . bad box" aid .
vell-kuovn eiiissn, yesterday. - be
handsd he reporter the following tele-
gram, dated Oadensbufe. February
18Th. which, on account Of the interest
felt over The recent seizures in the east,
10 given In fall:
"The custom officials Of neRthern
New York have been IN . stain OF e.
oitement for the past ten days. 1hs
sensation grew ous Of the seizure Of tvo
large lots Of prepared opium and the
arrest Of Erwin A. Gardner, said to be
formerly Of Seattle, w. r.. and his
cousin, EphEaim Gardner, OF LeEoyvilie.
jefferson county, n. 7.
IL seems that the treasury department
has warned the customs officers along
the entire Canadian border that il hiss
information that Q syndicate viii at.
tempt to smueRle into the United States
LARGE Quantities Of opien.
It 10 reported that 5000 pounds OF
this drug has been prepared in factor.
lee in British Columbia and shipped
this Vay. The goods were followed
from the starting point By Q detective
70 Montreal, then back to Bfockville, on
the st. Lawrence, about twelve miles
hbove this city, where the opium vas
placed in warehouse.
The detective kept hin eye 90 the az
far day BY dey, but ono afternoon be
vas invited out 10 ride, and upon bis re-
turn be found the opium had been TAX
en- away. This occurred in OstobeF.
This information pot the customs OF
hcers ON the st. Lawrence on the alert.
On the Let instant, ~ Special Deputy J..
q. HouRhtou, Who lives four miles back
from toe river, vas driving into Morris
town, opposite Rockville; on tic Sc.
Lavrence, be met two men with q
double team and sleigh, With load Of
trunks and boxes. His suspicious we're
aroused, aud be thought II possible that
they had 0 portion Of the opium which
had been traced 10 Bf0ckville in Octo-
bsr. Wien be arrived at MorFiatovn
be c0mmunicated his suspicious "a
Deputy Collector Rowland. and Csllec.
tor Daniels Of this place vas neti0ed.
TUE sGuooLxRs cAPruRfp.
Instructions we're sent to Deputy COL
lecsor Morse ct Hammond 70 join
Houeh ton and Rowland 10 the pursuii
of the suggested parties. Tbs officers
beat across the country back and forth,
and came upon one Of tho men and the
load at Redwood, Jeffsrson county.
The freight proved to be 1850 pounds
Of opium.
The load vas seised and the men ar
rested and we're brouaht here. The
men proved to be Erwin A. Gardner
and his cousin, Ephrain Gardner. Do
the 18th they we're eSraiRned bef0e
United states Commissioners strong OF
this city and held TO bail IN tbs som Of
$1,000 each. Erwin tuFniehed the bail
aud left immediately, ostensibly fer the
purpose Of securing bail for his cousin.
While in che custody Of the United
States Marshal Erwin sent Oh Q cipher
dispatch. On Monday Deputy Marshal
Van Kenan received Q dispatch from
the United States Marshal 10 hold
Erwin A. Gardner at all hsx,rds.
OneSaturday Special Depn;yiHouRh-
ON took auosher trip into Jefeesor
county and visited the home of Ephraiu
Gardner, near LeFoyville, and found Be-
GREETED in the hay 10 bis loft another loi
Of 80 pounds Of opium. He brought
that to Oa6eushuro. making 2ll0 pounds
OF the drug nov deposited IN the United
States custom house here.
A new warrant Was sworn out BY D.
2. Partridge, deputy collector here. bs-
fore United states Commissioners HerTi-
mann, also Of this city. and placed IN
the hands of the dsp1ty MARSHAL. Er.
vim A. Gardner vas feafreeted and
brought back here. He vas arranged
before the commissioner and tbs exam
nation pat over until Monday, Feb
ruary 10th.
since the resTrest the customs Off
cials have teen securing the country 10
pussuit Of others. Deputy United States
District Attorney WEIGH, OF Bu hllo,
has been here, and United States Dist.
rics Attorney Lockwood viil be present
on Monday TO conduct the eXsmina-
ton.
fHn axuooILs's vALaK IxcUsK.
when frss taken Z. A. 6ardpei
claimed 10 be acting In sobordioate
capacity TO persons in the service Of The
Units d States and gave his residence %
being on the Pacific coast. One OF the
seised trunks contained memorandum
book which showed that be had former
IL been q special deputy under Collector
Beecher in Washington Territory.
The offi,efs here are in possession OF
Information 10 the eject that he "a!
bounced for irregularities connected
With the opiam -su uc2iing syndicate on
the Pacific coast.
Collector Maeore, Of New York, whose
home IL ~ Oedensbusa, is OF the opin
ION that important Developments vii
ressls from this se.xare and arrest