The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-01
THE HIDDEN OPIUM.
How Officer Raymond Was.
Trapped Told in Court.
THE STORY or THE sMucoLER.

THE STORY or THE sMucoLER.
Attorney white Has > rilt villa tAe
Comnissioner = Superior Court
Nsws-New suits-Bletser.
The opium smuggling cases to b investigated
IN United States Commissioners Emery's court
were begun vest erday. Ex-Police Of6cer Charles
heymoudb ooSe Wa taken mp ct o'clock and
the testimony and conduct OF counsel led to
sone interesting developments.
~ has been stated Oficers Raymond and
Ciouett and fellow named La Belle were ar.
rested lew days ago on the charge Of violation
o. the custom laws By being implicated In IN
cpium smuggling case. The parties are TO have
separate hearings. Raymond,s case coming first
Joseph Manseu was the first witness in the
csse He said: Il an French Canadian and
am q years Of age. left Vancouver September
q and came TO seattle. had been mounted
police In the Northwest territory for the pest
nve years, until . short time ago. when my
ume Of service was out While ct Vancouver
was told that there was money 70 be made by
selling opium IN the United States, and . man
named Burke said thers would be no risk to
rum and II got into trouble on account Of the
opium he would pay my me. did not know
then ~ much ~ now know about It, and did
not consider IL serious ohense TO sell opium
that had been struggled across the line without
paying the revenue.
4 met Burke In Seattle according to agree
Ae-t on September rs, and he said: Joe. I've
got the stuh.' told him that this thing look ed
crooked, bat he said that need not be AFRAID,
Tor II got into trouble he would pay my fine.
took the satchel containing the opium to .
iodsfnE-house where stopped. but felt nm
easy and desired to fnd some one who spoke
French. was directed to Mr. Narteli's saloon.
told Aartelli. In French, about the opium, and
aaked him what had better do. He refused to
have anything to do with IT. and told me had
better let II alone. asked him II he could not
help me out Of this trouble, ana he cautioned
me 70 be. careful because there ives man In
the next room who spoke French.
shortly after this the man who had been
lying on the sofa In the next room got up and
went out- Marteilt told me his name was
Clouott. and that he was policeman. went
to this saloon again next day, and met La Belle
there, and asked him to help me out of this
trouble He said must be careful for had
been overheard while talking to Nasteli the
night before by tho man on the Sofa Police
O0icer Clouett. offered him SIS to help me out
Of the trouble. and told him only wanted to
get enough money out Of the stuff to get back
nome on
Afterwards met Clouett, and asked him If
he could help me- He directed me to 20 by
certain saloon. and then turn to the right do
not know what street 1t was on, bat went to
the hill from Washington street La Belle was
with me. and he carried the satchel. which
was told contained about fifty pounds of pre-
pared opium. saw Clouett standing on the
corner. and then heard heavy and quick foot
steps approaching. and an ofiicer. who was .
stranger 70 me- ordered me to hold on. La Belle
dropped the satchel. and took it
The ofhcef asked were l was going with
the satchel said IL looked like one that had been
stolen and he would have to take me with him.
knew that II the satchel was searched and the
opium found would get into trouble. % l
begged and pleaded with him to let me OF.
Finally he said, Well. drop IL and GET put
down the satchel and hurried away. Before I
left this place the ofieer said to La Belle. You
don't want to make any kick or I'll arrest you
both. Clouett came up where we were then,
and left the three men together.
II saw this oflic.r afterward at cigar store,
and wa told that his name was Raymond wit
ness pointed out Raymond In the courtroom
and identified him). ] am positive beyond q
donbt that Raymond il the man saw. Il was
between aud O'Clock in the afternoon, and
can not he mistaken about his being the man
who made me leave the satchel Of opium"
Ths next witness was Gus Martelu who said:
81 own . saloon as sI2 Washingtod street. The
time met Manseu he said he wanted to speak
to No privately; said he had some opium, and
II would help him We could make some
money. Iedvised him to have nothing 70 do
with it Clouett was lying on the sofa 1t the
time, and told Manseu to look out, that there
Was an oftcer on the sofa He wanted to bring
the opium 70 my saloon. but would not let
him"
George N. Brown, proprietor of the q. A. B.
restaurant. was next sworn. He said: Ray.
mond asked me II he could place q secret with
me. and told me that he knew where we could
get nifty pounds Of opium, and ~ it was worth
81 pound we could make some money out Of
it. He said some parties might leave 1t ct my
restaurant told him II it was left there it
would be taken care Of but IL was not left there
! felt uneasy about this, and asked Oficer
Joseph Topping what had better do. / told
him there might be atty pounds of opium left
at my place He said if il came there he would
have il seized and no harm would come of It
Last Thursday Raymond asked me what had
told about him and said that he was innocent
and If he had to go over the road somebody win
have to suffer when he gets back"
W. A. Black was next called, and said: Evil
SON tnow on the detective force) met me about
ten days ago and said that he had an acquaint-
ance here from British Columbia who had Q lot
of opium which was seized By two police Of
fcsrs but had not been repor ed. told him to
report the matter to the custom O6icers, and
reported the matter. Msnseu was an old friend
whom Wilson knew in British Columbia
10iS CiO9ed tue testmOuy IOr Tue ptO8ec0t1O0
and Judge Emery adjourned the court until 10
o'clock this morning.
During the examination Of Joseph Manseu,
the prosecuting witness Mr.. W. H. White coun-
eel for Raymond, became very much incensed
ut the witness and asked that he be arrested for
smuggling opium into the United States. Judge
Emery declined TO have Manseu arrested. Mr..
White then offered to make afidavit and ale in
formation against Manseu. but Judge Emery
very emphsticalIy said to him: "Mr. White,
you shall not interfere with this case in any
such q manner You ought to know bet
ter than that The government will protect
its Witnesses, and even If you swear out IN am
davit. will not issue warrant on it.
This is q peculiar proceeding" said Mr..
White; ''if you win not issue q warrant and
will try to protect . smuggler, will 60 where /
can get warrant, for / propose to have that
man arrested"
Mr. White and Judge Cam then went into
the custom once and ssked Deputy Collector
Alexander TO Issue q complaint for the arrest Of
Manseu. and they said his own testimony had
shown that he was q smuggler. Mr.. Alexander
in ormed them that he did not believe . man
could be made to commit himself, and he would
not issue papers for his arrest on any such COM
plant He said: III these officers will swear
that they took opium from this man. then will
have him arrested, but will not arrest him on
his own testimony.
The rate attorneys then took their departure,
and the deputy collector smilingly remarked:
They are too sharp to have these officers swear
that they took the opium"
Mansen was in the room at the time, and to
several parties he said that he wished he could