The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-12
THE NATE PEACHED.
R0gues Fall Out and Aid the
Ends of Justice.
sMUeeLER FAST IN THE TOLLS.
Captain Zetterman, Of tho sloop Cora,
Bound for Smuggling Coolies Into
the United States.

Captain Alfred Zetterman, Of the sloop Cora,
was pound over to the next term of the United
states district court yesterday by Commissioner
Emery, for illegally landing Chinese, upon the
testimony of his mate, W. H. Mckay, or Will
lam henry, who turned states evidence. Zet-
ternan and Henry were arrested on Friday
morning by Inspector of Customs z. T. Holden,
on board the sloop, which was seized. They
were charged with smuggling In three China
men, who had also been arrested.
captain Zetterman was given q hearing yes
terday afternoon. There had been found on
BOARD the sioop several cards and papers, which
were introduced as evidence. On one card was
printed alice Seymour, IS Douglas street," 10
street IN Victoiia). On the back side was writ
ten "Yung Sing" There was also the business
caro- OF Hip Tuck Lung & Co., opium merchants
OF vancouver, B. c., and q receipt TO "Mr. Nc
Nay LOT provisions purchased from B. Gordon,
OF victoria, b. C. The first witness called was
inspector Holden, who testified a. follows:
Il am inspector of customs. i arrested the
Cninaman All Toy about 4:30 a. m, 10th July.
linen went to the foot of Cedar street to Q boat
house. left the Chinaman there, hired boat
anc went to the sloop Cora, anchored off the
barrel factory. found Zetterman and William
henry aboard. Zetterman claimed to be master.
There was no cargo aboard. 1t looked as though
II was fitted up to carry Cinnamon. There was
nothing aboard but some provisions, and only
Il
sloop. They said they were in the fishing busf-
ness, and that they came from Port Discovery
bay to get provisions and ice. 1 saw no refriger-
ator or place for keeping ice aboard. saw q
lew nsh lines. l don't think there were any
nets aboard There were no signs or smell OF
hsh-smelled more like Cinnamon"
Inspector W. B. Thompson introduced the
license OF the sloop which he had found on
board. In 1t Zetterman was named as master
and sole owner of the boat Thompson's testi-
mony was follows:
81 got this paper aboard the sloop Cora. Twas
aboard the sloop yesterday aud examined her.
! got these papers on board. There was some
fishing tackle aboard, but it did not seem to
have been used yet The sloop looked AZ ii she
had just been washed out in hold-not quite dry
yet. ! saw number Of half-smoked cigarettes,
washed off the floor onto the ballast There
were some wide boards, apparently used for
hunks. / found some stores, including rice,
potatoes, canned meat, ETC..
The most important witness was the mate,
who had given his name as William Henry
when arrested. His testimony was q clincher
against Zetterman. 1t was as follows:
"My proper name Is w. H. Mckay. was en-
ployed on the sloop Cora; have been on her
since she was built. After the Cora was docu-
mented at Port Townsend we went down the
Straits, first near Race rocks, then down to
Sooke and from there to Otter point. don't
recollect IL we landed at Race rock. We landed
at sooke and stayed there q day and night
Sooke is in British Columbia, on Vancouver
islaud. We got some boards there to stow fish.
We tried to fish, but couldn't catch them. We
then went back to Sooke and then up toward
Victoria and anchored. From there went to
Victoria for the purpose of getting some
Cinnamon to carry over hsre-it was mutu-
ally agreed upon between me and the captain,
Zetterman. / got some Cinnamon last week
Thoxyx k0a n thaQ
sixteen or seventeen OF them. We landed four
Cinnamon in Seattle. All Toy was one of the
Cinnamon landed here and also the two boys,
Gee Mack and All Yung. We landed them In
the southern part of Seattle We were to be
paid SIS apiece for landing them. but have not
yet been paid. Chinaman in Victoria was to
pay the S25 apiece. The four Cinnamon were
landed in Seattle night before last about IL
O'Clock. While / was in Victoria bought
some stores for the sloop from B. Cor
don. This is the bill. I gave my
name as Mckay. Captain Zetterman was
also on shore at Victoria. He did not help make
the bargain for bringing Cinnamon over. The
captain sailed the vessel TO Seattle
Upon the conclusion of the evidence Com
missioner Emery bound Zetterman over to the
United States district court in the sum of 81 600
He will be sent to McNeils island and kept
there until December. Mckay was remanded
to jail, and will appear as q witness against the
Cinnamon. Gee Mark and All Yung will have
hearing on Monday and All Toy on Tuesday.
Inspector Holden is receiving q great deal Of
praise for the clever manner in which he