The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-03

III rHK prsrKIc7 coUzr OF THK|
y Third Judic1al DISCREET Of MMAznxson
Tie Enfke6 sza1es u Ankrie2 ~ The
ssoop ~Emerzad her tackis, apparel. fzr-
allure xnk earxD.
The PreNidsm Or sae Unssed SKATES 0f
America To Al sk0n i razy esacern-
whereas. WIN. II white. Tnssed States
Dsstrie< Attorney &c Warrington Territory
has fled q Ebci Of fnfoFBAfs6n in tne
ahcys emitted court alleging IN saass&zes
~ follows.
Ths. q TINA pest. % Wit: on ne Ioth
cry Bay. in said district, and Oh waters
navfgzhse fruz1 the sea BY vessels % rea on
r1t ne tons burden. the Collector 81 tas-
toz - for the district Of P1xex sound "a
seile ard now hath In his custody a. Port
Townsend, in said district. rs being forfeit
vessel called Emerald. Of less taan thirty
tons harden, her tackle apparel fnfra-
tzre eHd cargo then And tnefe
In and On board sid sloGp- can-
sas<ing OF the following articles, VIZ
dred and eighty eight Iss1 5tael tins OF
prepared opizm- then and there OF the a.
xrer4te v2IHe OF tE0 thousand a1fd ntfy
ere aad niDeFF-sFc one hnn1redfae 1os-
lars; for that. ~ time asst on tne liza
day OF Janaary. ISIS. af Port Discover DAY
in Jefferson county In Washington Terri
tory, and within the collection district
aforesaid. al and singular the said goods
wares and merchandise hereznpefure
enumerated and described being OF tor
eign growth and manufacture and subject
TO the payment Of duties upon being Ina
ported and brought into the United States.
and being By law required 70 pe snEGced
upon being imported and brought into
the United states, were BY Ben Lnndy ana
Joe Hall thea. and in charge and control
Of said slocp, in the said vessel or sloop.
the same being then and there OF less than
3osons burden to-wit. Of the burden Of ave
tons. unlawfuliy. elandestinely. knowingly
and frnudulentiy brought into the United
States and into the Easd county OF Jener-
son with the intent then and there on the
part OF said Lundy and said HAL 70 ae-
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 to be
paid 20 the said United States, and the said
goods, wares. and merchandise. not hav-
In such cases made and provided; and far
Their alleging In substance ~ follows.
That at tine past, to-uif- on the 10Th
dav Of January 1859, Of Port Discovery Bay
I'm said collection district of Puget sound
on waters narigsble from the sea by YES
sells of 10 or more tons burden, the eollec-
tor of customs did seize and now has in
bis custody a. Port Townsend. in said dis
trict as being forfeited 10 the United states.
a certain sleop or vessel called Emerald"
of less than 30 tons burden. her tackle APP
parel. furniture aud cargo, then and there
in and on board of said sloop. consisting Of
the following articles. to-wft: two breech-
loading rifles, and IS 5tael 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 q time past, to-wit; on the lvin DAY 81
January 1859 ct Part Discovery Bay in JEFF
ferson county, Washington Territory. and
within the collection district aforesaid
Ben Lundy and Joe Hall, being then
and there in the sole AID exciu
sive control and management OF
said sloop, did then and there, knowing
~, unlswfuily and wilfHlly in and on
board of said sicop. 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 a foreign port or place to-wit:
from the porr 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 TO enter or
be in the United States, contrary to the
statute in such case made and provided.
And praying for q moniiion and other
proper process 10 the end that the same
may be decreed to be and remain forfeited
accordingly, and whereas on reading and
fling said libel OF information the court
made the following order thereon viz:
LET this cause be set down for hearing
In open court, on Thursday, February 14th,
1889, at IL O'Clock a. m. OF said day, at which
time all persons having or claiming any
interest Ia said s.oop, her tackle, apparel,
furniture or cargo. must appear and make
their allegations in that behalf. or their de-
fault will be entered. and let notice be
given in the usual form by publication
thereof in the Seattle DAILY PosT-ISTELII-
GEEcER.
THOMAS BURKE, Judge"
Dated, January a. 1889.
Now. therefore, all persons having or
claiming 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 will 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 oath day of January. A. ID. 1889.
IsEALI VI E. IEDGERW0OD. Clerk.