The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-31

~ The DISTRICT COURT or TIE
il Third Judicial District Of washington
TeFYzf6ry. ho16Ing terms 81 Seattle
Tie United states Of Amexiex vs. The
6soop ~Euersld her tackle. apparel fsr-
The Prsxsd nj a the unifed states Of
America To AL wAon II mss colrern-
Whe-sss. We. III. White. Uni.ed states
Dssfriet Attorney for Washington Terr1rnry
has Fled libel Of information - The
AboEs entities eours, alleging N substance
That a e sinse raxs. 70 nit. on the 1ssh
DAY Of IanEary, A. d.. 1850. ~ Pert biscoE-
cry SRE. IN said district, and on waters
Esv5xahle fr9Ea the sea hy vessels 81 ten or
! TONS for the district OF Prxet sound. cid
ssize aud nosF hath in bis r1sSo5y II Port
T0rns-ni, II said z;xtries, as fxiag forfeit
ed 70 the United States. ressszn ki0op or
vessel called Emerald : Of less fEsan thirty
tans burden, her tackle, apparel. fnrnf-
In and On board said ssoop. cs.n-
sistiDg OF the following srtae1es, Viz
two fzi sreecA loading rites. and one hGfi-
dred and eighty eight flss) 5zAel tins 81
prepared opium. then ard there OF the az
gregate value Of two thousand and nlty-
eve and uinety-ffve one hunsresafhs dol
lars: for that. al . time yast. on the 10Th
day OF January, 15s9, AZ Port DiscoyeTy bay
in jefferson county in Washington Terri
tory, and within the collection district
aforesaid AL and singular the said goods,
wares and merchandise hereinbefore
enumerated and described being of for
eigg growth and manufacture and subject
TO the payment Of duties upon being I'm
ported and brought into the United States.
and being By law required 70 pe Inyoiced
upon being imported and brought into
the Tnised States, were by Ben Lundy and
Hall fhcSxa and in and fral
of said sioop, In the said vessel OF sloep.
the same being then and there OF less than
.Dtons burden to-wit: Of the burden of five
tons, unIawfuily, clandezfinely, knowingly
and fraudalently brought into the United
States and into the said county of Jefter-
part of said LHndy 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 70 be
paid TO the said United States, and the said
goois. wares, and merchandise. not hav-
ing been invoiced, contrary 20 the statute
In such cases made and provided, and far
ther alleging In substance as follows.
That at time past, to-wit: on the 10th
dav OF January lss9, AZ 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 collec-
tor of customs did seize and now has in
his custody at Port Townsend, In said dis
trfct as being forfeited to the United States.
certain sieop or vessel called Emerald,
OF less than 80 tons burden, her tackle ap-
parel. furniture and cargo. then and there
In and on board of said sloop. consisting OF
the following articles, to-Wit. two breech-
loading rifles, aud iSS 5-tael tins of prepar
ed opium then and there of the aggregate
value OF two thousand and Fifty and nine
ty-five one hundredths dollars For that
at time past, to- wit: on the 10th day OF
January 1ss9 at Psrt Discovery Bay in JET
ferson county, Washington Territory, and
within the collection district aforesaid
Ben Lundy and Joe Hall. being then
and there in the sole and exciu.
sive control and management of
said sloop, did then and there, knowing
", unlawfully and wilfully in and on
board of said sloop, bring into the United
States and into said county OF Jefferson,
twelve Chinese laborers whose names are
unknown to the said United States attor-
ney. from q foreign port or place fo-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 at all 10 enter or
be in the United States, contrary to the
statute in such case made and provided.
And praying for o monition and other
proper process to the end that the same
may be deereed TO be and remain forfeited
accordingly, and whereas on reading and
filing said libel of information the court
made the following order thereon. viz:
.Lef this cause be set down for hearing
in open court, on Thursday, February 18th,
1859, at ii O'Clock a. m. of said day, at which
time all persons having or claiming any
interest in said sioop, her tackle. apparel,
furniture or cargo, must appear and make
their allegations in that behalf OF their de-
fault will be entered. and let notice be
given in the usual form by publication
thereof in the Seattle DAILY PosT-INTELLI-
GEScEg.
THOMAS BURKE, Judge. =
Dated, January "A, 1859.
Note. therefore, all persons having or
claiming any interest in said sloop, called
Emerald, her tackle, apparel, furniture
and cargo are notified 10 be and appear In
open court at the time specified in said
order aud 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
of said district court and the seal of said
court this 24th day of January, A. ID. 1889.
fsEaI-l w. f. LEDGERw0oD. Clerk