The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-01


IN rHr DISTRICT coCKT OF TIKI
Il Third Jndicial District 81 Masnangsos
Terrfturv. sstld5nx terms II seattle
TIE TnfxA ss1f<z OF AmerEtx vs. 1h<
s30sp sErneanld~ her rsck1s. spparezs fur'
n1fure and tsArxc-
Tf,s Presiasnf OF the Unised Ssafes q
America TO Ill whom 4 may eonsern'
$500 ,rr. n. white. United States
niserfr< Arinruey for washington Territory
AS fled Il libel os information IN tie
ADORE snsSsasd court. siies1ng Ia substance
IS follows
Thss 81 atiuae past 20 Wit. en- the 18th
day Of jsnussyy. A. D. ise, a. soft piscos-
cry Bay, Ia said district. and On waters
nasfEsfse iryn the sea by vessels OF ten 81
more teas harden. tho Collector al Gus
f0snx for ftss district OF Tuget sound. did
sesxe aud now hath in his cu<tcdy af Puri
Townsend. fa said district - being forfeit
ed to the Urited states. certain sloop g
tons borden. her tackle apparel. farni-
rRrc and cargo, then and there
IN and on board said Sloep- con-
sixtinr Of the following articles. VIE:
two al hre<eh- loading rides. and one aun-
dred and eighfy-sfght sissl StAe, tins o.
prepared opium. then and there of the az
grexste rasnss Of two thousand and fffy-
ive and ninefy-Sve one hundredths dol
lars for tzGr a. time r&Sf- on the tcth
day % January. 1859, At Pors Discovery bay
in jefferson csanry IL Washington Terri
tory, and within the collection district
aforesaid. az and singular the said goods,
wares and merchandise hereinbefore
enumerated and described being of for
eign growth and manufacture aud subject
10 the payment of duties upon being I'M
ported and brought into the United States.
and being by law required 20 DC Invoiced
upon being imported and brought into
the Uaited States, were by Ben Lnndy and
Joe Hall thesls and in charge and control
Of said slpop, in the said vessel or ss0cp,
the same being then and there of less than
80 tons burden to-wit. of the burden OF flve
tons, unlawfuily, clandestinely, knowingly
and fra1dnlentiy brought into the United
SON with the intent then and there on the
part of said Lundy and said Hall to de-
fraud the said United States. the
duty due and payable on said goods,
wares and merchandise not having been
paid for or accounted for or secured 10 be
paid to the said United states, and the said
goods. wares, and merchandise. not hay-
ing been invniced, contrary TO the statute
in such cases made and provided: and fur
Their alleging in substance IS follows.
That ct q drae past, to-wif- on the 10th
dav OF January 1889, ct Port Discovery Bay
in said collection district of Puget Sound
on waters navigable from the sea by YES
sells OF 10 or more tons burden. the coliec-
tor of customs did seize and now has in
his custody at Port Townsend, In said dis
trict as being forfeited to the United States.
q certain sleop or vessel called Emerald"
of less than 80 tons burden, her tackle APP
parel. furniture and cargo, then and there
In and on board of said sioop, consisting Of
the following articles, to-wff. two breech-
loading rifles, and iss 5-tael tins Of prepar
ed opium then and there of the aggregate
value of two thousand and City aud nine
ty-five one-hundredths dollars. For that
at time past, to-wit: on the 10th day of
January lsS9 at Part Discovery Bay in JEFF
within the collection district Aforesaid aid
Ben Lundy and Joe Hall, being then
and there In the sole and excln
sive control and management OF
said sloop. did then and there, knowing
iy, unlawfully and wilfuliy In and on
board of said sloop, bring into the United
twelve Chinese laborers whose names are
unknown to the said United States attor-
ney, from a foreign port or place to-wit;
from the port of Victoria In the province
of British Columbia, without having deliv
cred or reported to the collector of customs
for said district, any separate or other list
of the Chinese passengers taken on board
said sloop, at said foreign port, nor any list
of such passengers on board said vessel at
that time, said Chinese laborers not being
entitled then and there or az all to enter or
be In the United States. contrary to the
statute in such case made and provided
And praying for monition and other
proper process 10 the end that the same
may be decreed to be aud remain forfeited
and whereas on reading and
filing said libel of information the court
made the following order thereon. viz:
sLet this cause be set DOWN. hearing
in open court, on Thursday, February l4th.
1889, at IL O'Clock a. N. of said day, at which
time all persons having or claiming any
interest In said sloop, her tackle, apparel,
furniture or cargo, must appear snd make
their allegations in that behalf. or their de-
fault will be entered, aud let notice be
given IN the usual form by publication
thereof in the Seattle DAILY Posr-INrELLi-
6ESCER.
THOMAS BURKE, judge
Dated, January "a, 1889.
Noir. therefore, all persons having or
any interest in said sloop, called
Emerald" her tackle, apparel, furniture
and cargo are notified TO be and appear in
open court at the time specified in said
order and make their allegations IN that
behalf or their default win be entered and
the prayer of said information granted.
witness the Hon. Thomas Burke. Judge