The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-15
A SMUGGLER OF GIN.
Captain of a German Ship Is
Made a Prisoner.
ex-oFFlCER YOUNG A FUGITIVE.
A Thrifty skipper Peddles Struggled
Gin at Saloons-Young Jumps
His Bail and Escapes.

Special Agent Mulkey, of the treasury depart
ment, is making his presence on the Sound
felt, for he last night followed up the arrest
OF EXCLUSIONS Inspector Young, on charge of
smuggling, with that of Captain l. Rubarth,
OF the German bark Woosung.
Captain Rubarth, whose ship is loading wheat
at West Seattle. was arrested at o'clock last
night by Deputy United States Marshal Mudgett
for smuggling into the United States ana at
tempting TO sell a lot OF Holland gin. The cap
tain was allowed 10 so upon his own recog-
nizance and will appear at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning before Commissioner James Kieier to
answer to the charge.
The bark Woosung arrived from Honolulu
about week ago, i'll ballast, and tied up at the
wheat elevator at West Seattle Her
manifest was examined and contained
ten eases of brandy, six cases of wine
and other liquors. Captain Rubarth was noticed
to be selling or attempting TO sell gin to num-
Der OF saloon-keepers. He lett three bottles at
different places as samples. The customs
ofiieials became suspicious and commenced to
look into the case. C. J. Nulkey, special agent
of the treasury department Deputy Marshal
f. W. Mudgett. and Deputy Collector Nc
kenze made an examination Of the Woosung's
manifest last evening and found that no gin
was listed at all Inspectors C. E..
Mum, C. B. Fox and Ben Thompson
went over to West Seattle last
HlSut dHu lOuHu ninety jugs OF holland GIN.
They sealed up the ship aud came back and
Marshal Mudgett found the captain in a saloon
in the lower part of the city and arrested him.
The officers think that they have a very clear
case against Captain Rubarth, and the offense
is a serious one in the eyes of the law. There
is duty on gin of about $3.50 per gallon. A
ship can bring in any amount of liquor, but it
must all show on the manifest and this for
maiity, it appears, Captain Rubarth neglected
to attend to.
Exclusions Inspector Frank Young, charged
with smuggling and perjury, has fed. His
hearing was set for noon yesterday, but he for
feited his cash bail, and is believed to have gone
to British Columbia.
Special Agent Mulkey, who cleverly worked
up the case against Young, thinks that he left
on the Premier for the north early yesterday
morning. He telegraphed to the deputy col
lector at New Whatcom to arrest the ex-in-
spector if he landed there, but up TO late hour
last night no reply to the dispatch had been re-
ceived, and it is believed that Young has gotten
safely away. The flight of the ex-oficer is con-
sidered as an acknowledgment OF guilt by the
customs officers
Young left his wife at their home on Brad
dock street, i'll this city, and she says that she
does not know where her husband is They
have only been married short time and came
here from Port Townsend a few months ago.
A few days after Young left the service he
was asked by an acquaintance what he was
going TO do.
"Oh.'' he said, unconcernedly, ~ guess 1
will go to smuggling"