, 1890-12-18
IMPORTANT SEIZURE
a Wholesale Haul OF Contraband
Opium Made in This City
Monday Afternoon.
Terrible Hullabaloo Among the
Heathen-Hip HI, Leo How,
and Wong Bung Arrested.

A large seizure of opium was
made In this city Monday by
United States Inspector +. n.
Oliver, assisted by ex.Chief of Police
Joel +. Warren. United States In
spcctor j. n. Friedlander, Sheriff
lde, of stevens county, Chief Har-
bord, Gus Martin and Dave Dan
iels.
The seizure was made about
O'Clock in the afternoon, and 100
iive-tael cans were found in all. The
aggregate value of the entire seizure
Will amount to 81. 800,
Monday morning Chinese In
spector +. n. Oliver, of Port Town
send, arrived in this city and imme-
diately proceeded to the residence of
eX-Chief Joel +. Warren. A con-
ference was held and Mr.. Warren
agreed to conduct the officials
through tEa different Chinese joints
In this city. About O'clock the
party started out and proceeded to
the Chinese store on First street,
near Washington, kept by
Lee How. Hero the Of
llccrs surrounded the house and
Inspectors Oliver and Fried
lander aud Joe Warren ana Gus
Martin entered the house and be-
gan the search for the smuggeled
opium. After almost two hours
search 10 cans of opium were dis
covered, most of it being under the
flooring, Several cans, however,
were found In trunks stored in the
upper story. Lee How and Wong
Bung were arrested and locked up
temporarily in the city Jail. The
party then visited the Chinese store
on Front street, but the news had
spread, and although the search
was very thoroughly made no
opium was found.
Chief of Police Harbord then dis
patched Officer Hutchinson to watch
the Chinese store on Post street,
kept by Hip Hi. After couple of
hours watching Hutchinson was
approached by II man named Wag-
ner, who stated that he saw Hip HI
carrying box into IA room in the
lodging house over his store. Hutch
inson notified the chief and the two
Immediately made an investigation
and found box under tho bed con-
tanning eighty boxes of opium. Hip
Hi was Immediately arrested and
taken to the station.
At 8 lock United States Com
missioner Wells opened his Office
and stated that he was prepared to
make an examination of the pris-
oners. Attorney James Il. Jones.
who appeared for the Cinnamon,
asked Tor continuance until
Wednesday at O'Clock. The three
Cinnamon, Hip Hi, Lee How and
Wong Bung, being released upon
furnishing $1,000 bonds each. The
bonds for Lee How were signed by
j. +. Everhart and Skerritt, The
others were cash bonds, furnished
by Cinnamon.
Chinese Inspector Oliver stated to
u REVIEW reporter that he has for
some time suspected that opium was
being smuggled across the border
and disposed of in Spokane Falls.
He seized a steamer ut Trail creek
last week but was unable to find
any of the drug on it.
He Immediately came I'm to Spo-
kane Falls as he had good reason 10
suppose that the opium had been
brought down n few days ahead of
him. His search was a most sue
cessful one, but had he taken more
men and made simultaneous at
tack on all the Chinese houses at
once he would undoubtedly have
made much larger seizure.
j. f. Warren, in all interview
with IL REVIEW reporter, stated that
the seizure was the largest and most
important ever made cast of the Cas-
cades.
"'rhe Cinnamon were very much
surprised when we raided them on
First street." said Mr.. Warren,
"and they did everything in their
power to put us on the wrong scent.
One man was captured just as he
was making out the door with sew
eral cases under his coat. ttook us
about two hours to make the search,
which was one of the most thorough
l ever saw or participated in. The
news spread very rapidly, however,
and by the time we were through
Oh First street, the Cinnamon in
other parts Of the city had received
warning, and had secreted their
opium in some place where we could
not find it."
The officials are very jubiiant
over their great seizure, as 1t means
n neat little sum in their own
Dockets