Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-15
Aev cretoues and draperies iuss open.
cd, q. Chester Neary'a.
OPIUM SEIZURE.
DKpurx COLLECTOR FRANK n. wISsLov
MAKES gio nAUI AND AnAFsTs
TaE ovHKR.

There are vsry few men 10 the pres.
ens customs service on Pugei Sound
against whom no word OF scandal has
been uttered regarding their ofiicial o.
reers, and among that few Ia Ar. Frank
Ii. winslov. she deputy collector al
Seattle. Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Wins
low, vhlls attending TO his duties IN bis
oifiae, looked cot on TO the sound end
noticed the steamer Eyansei oomins
into port from Semiahmoo.
There comes the Evanael," said Mr..
winsiow, addressirA Inspector Lnther,
Who ehanoed Re BE- In bis ofiio5 come
down to the wharf With the and heis
me search her for Opium"
The two efil5ers walked down 10 Yes,
ier's wharf, and when the steamer
iandsd they beaded her. There vert
emily few passengers on board vhe
had bag saee. and the officers soon IL
on 10 two vaiises and trunk which
| looked suspicicus AID seizsd them
DfnosY WiEslow also arrested the mai
Who pat she bagya Abaasd the boat
although be claimed that 10 did sot be
long 10 him. II vas In his charge, how
ever, and &c IL ansverabie 60 the GOV.
eminent Just the sans IS though hs
ywnsd II himself. Tbs two valises and
chest were taken TO Mr.. Mipslov's Of
doe. where they we're opened and found
10 coaiain $500 worth Of unstampei
Opium. In the small black leather Va
lioe there sere ten pounds, In the large
red leather vatise there were 32t.
pounds, and the chest contained 81 \
pounds, OF Opium. a pair OF gum tools
q hannei SHIRT, q quilt and los OF Old
rags and payer. In all there we're il0
pounds of opiam, which, At govern
rnent sale, will bring absGs 81 pei
peupd--an aggregate Of greater suul
OF money than Otiloer WILSON'S saiArs
amounts to for year.
The man vito was accused OF snug
e.iEr .his opium vas iaFued over 4
Marshal Hamilton, and afterwards
taken before Quilted states Oommis-
sloner EnsFy for examination be vas
GELS TO await The action OF iae grand
iagy.
On isarnine % this seizEre, a reporter
Of the ppsr- IsTgfLIaxScKR gc5lhs 40
nterxtex with Cspgasn Isfte, CT the
Exspgsl. Ia regard 80 the opium ssd
tta oSnsr CAPTAIN is.se saie; qua. -
Ne were tShNil& tA4 "INhANts "-t@A'
for Sshame. q large man came RAINING
aos1 t. The steamer, ard haii.pg me.
asked II we were going ts stop at iss,,
wharf GO our TsIurn from sehoule-
told hius 90, that when ne left sehotae
xe would proceed direo: 90 Seattle. be
lheu said be wanted 80 SO to seattle,
apa asked me TO vAit until be conld get
his yslise. told him | could not vsli,
bat 60 accommodate him. would
touch al the whatcota wharf on TIE
say back from Sehosns- when VT
reached the Whaicsm dock SCALA. ted
hiua 10 lamp aboard. as did rot wsat
20 cat oar any lioes. he said be ecald
az jcmp. as he had a tr1ns, which Vas
aa,t. hasyy, Toe crew then helped
s,s, 80. bis trunk and vslices aboard,
ana be aaue Gu 90 Seattle. de wss |.
Srrv gaset, uaobtrus.ye pssssngsr, and
whsu / collected his fare be gave ths
nane Of Vashou. probably naSit
sisIons of M,Seil's In his ulino az she
tlu,e' 1. OF coarse. did nos inia~ins fc'
so instant has be wss 8 Snusx'sf &c
locked lila = ls0sriag mac, aaa tae
suIy REGULARITY aooas k;u vas &c
large aE,eaat Of baggage be esrr'ea
With him."