The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08
MUST CO TO CHINA
Eight Cinnamon Ordered Back to.
] the Land From Whence
! They Came.

None Of Thorn Produce Certificates
That They Have Been
Here Before.
-Four Identified by an Opium Inspector
in tho Employ Of the Canadian
Government.
The eight Cinnamon arrested some time
aoo near Fort Benton for yiolat-
inn the exclusion act had a hear.
inR yesterday before United Statos
Judge Hiram Knowles at chambers.
At the conclusion Of the hearing the court
ordered the Cinnamon to be sent to the coi-
leotor OF the port at San francisco for
shipment to China. When the hearing
commenced the Cinnamon had aeats out
side the rail surrounded by u number Of
their countrymen. George Ross, an opium
inspector in the employ of this Canadian
government at Lethbridge, N. W.T.. who
was brought hero by Collector of Customs
Sullivan, Of Fort Benton. identified four Of
the men. He said he had seen them at
Lethbridge a short time before their ar
rest. The others he was not sure about.
Ex-Dsputy United States Marshal w. r.
/ Parker, who WAS at Fort Benton, testified
that six Of the prisoners had admitted to
him they came from Canada. !.
d. Penny made q strong Of
fort to defeat the governments
case, but the evidence was too strong. He
said that four of the men had been identi-
\ fed, but az to the others he did not. think
IL was clear. One Of the cinnamon an old
man who speaks English, testified that he
/ had been in the United States a number
Of years ma was on his way to Brooklyn,
N. Y, where he said be had an interest in a
| laundry. Mr.. Penny said he felt morally
certain that several OF the men had been in
Montana for several years, and that he had
great difficulty in informing his clients Of
the nature Of the proceedings against them.
After he finished his remarks the Cinnamon
were taken out OF the court room into the
hall. Billy Kay, the Chinese interpreter
told Penry's clients what their lawyer had
to say, then thoy were brought back to the
Judge, who made the order to send them to
| San Francisco. None of the Cinnamon wore
able TO produce certificates that they had
ever lived in the United States. The soc
ton of tie act Of Sept. IL, 1888, under
which they were arrested, is as follows:
"Iha amy Chinese person., or person OF
Chinese descent, found nnlawfully IN the
United States, or it's territories, may be ar
rested upon q warrant issued upon a COM
plant, under oath, filed by any party on be-
half of tho United States, by any Justice,
Judge or commissioner Of any United
States 60 .1rt, returnable before any justice,
judge or commissioner of q United States
court or before any United States court,
and when convicted, upon a hearing, q
found and adjudged to be one not lawfully
entitled to be and to remain in the United
States, such person shall be removed from
came. But any such Chinese person con.
victed before q commissioner OF a United
states court may, within ten days from
such conviction, appeal to tho judge Of the
district court for the district. certified
copy Of the Judgment shall be the process
by tho marshal of the district, or
any officer having authority Of a rshal
under the provisions of this section. Aud
in all such cases the person who brought or
aided in bringing snch person into the
United States shall be liable to the govern
,nent Of the United States for all necessary
expenses incurred in such Investigation
and removal; and peace officers Of the sew.
eral states and territories OF the United
States are hereby invested with the same
authority in reference to carrying out the
provisions of this act, as a marshal or dep
uty marshal of the United States, and shall
be entitled to like compensation, to be
audited and paid by the unitod States"
Under the the terms of this act mono but
officials, teachers, students and merchants
visiting this country for pleasure or out of
curiosity were permitted to enter. The lat
ter act. passed in October, 1888, which ore
nted SO much talk, excludes all subjects of
the Chinese empire except those bearing
passports. The Cinnamon under arrest are
all young looking follows except the one
who said he was on his way to Brooklyn.
During the progress of a heavy thunder
storm near Fort Benton On the
night Of Aug. 8 q man was killed
five miles distant. The man was named
Gus Brede, Of Fort Mcleod, N. w. IT,, and
he had charge of a party Of Cinnamon, whom
he was smuggling into the United States.
Death seemed to be i%nstanteous. One of
his ho, SOS was severely injured. The nine
scratch, but were afterwards arrested by
Collector or Customs Jere Sullivan and
lodged in Jail. Brede is said to have been
in the smuggling business for some years
and had been several times mulcted in
heavy penalties on both sides OF
uAc gh -
long time it had besn known to the
custom officials that Cinnamon were being
brought into Montana from Canada m the
utmost vigilance has been used to effect the
capture of the'smugglers,. but owing to the
small force of deputies no Roadway
was made and thu excluded people were
struggled over daily. When Collector
Sullivan received word that q band Of
Cinnamon were at Lethbridge, Albertn.
waiting a favorable opportunity to cross,
he instantly notified Deputy Collector
Frank Dovd at Sweet Grass and sent a
man named Russell to assist him. The
deputies received word that a fresh trail
had been found on the Benton road, seven
miles west of Sweet Grass. but being I'M
able to procure suddle horses, they went
down the Grsat Falls u Canada road to
Rock Springs, where MI. Dowd secured q
horse and struck across the country to in
tercept the smugglers. Mr.. Russell going on
to Benton and notifying Collector Sullivan.
Word Was instantly scut to all points along
the road and preparations made for agrand
search, when tho flash Of lightning dis
covered the smuggled band.
One of the Cinnamon arrested near Fost
Benton claims to have Il certificate showing
his previous residencs in the United States.
His case will come mp later.
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Geo. H. Taylor, dentist, Denver block.
6wend Carlson for union-made cigars.
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