The record-union., 1891-12-02
THAT OPIUM FACTORY.
Coleman and Wagner Said to Have
Given 1t Away.
Publications that Have Probably Put
the Cinnamon on Their Guard
The Alleged Location.

There has now been SO much publicity
given the matter of the revelation con-
corning an Illicit opium factory in the
vicinity Of this city that it is doubtful if
any seizure or arrests can be made.
Yesterday Jacob Coleman and Milo
Wagner, the young men arrested here by
the San Francisco revenue officials, aided
by Captain Lee, made confession to Rev
enue Agent Thomas in that city yester-
day and it was published III the newspa-
pers that came here in the evening, SO
that the Chinamen's friends have had
ample opportunity to place them on their
guard.
When Thomas visited them in the Jail
they said they had supposed he could not
arrest them, but were quite satisfied that
he could. They described the location of
the factory and said it is one ofthe largest
in the State. The Cinnamon have been
running five furnaces and turning out
ten pounds of opium to the man every
day, or thirty pounds in all, ana the stuff
has been handled by large Chinese i'm
porting house in Sacramento.
In another published statement con-
corning Thomas interview with Coleman
and Wagner, it is related that the Young
men informed Thomas that when he
came 10 Sacramento last week one of the
| proprietOrs of the Chinese store of Coon
Chun Lung on l street recognized him as
an inspector, and hurrying out to the
factory all work was stopped at once, and
everything that could be moved was
! taken to place Of safety.
Inspector Thomas, it was stated, in
tended to accompany Coleman and Wag-
| ner to sacramento, seize the factory and
arrest a number of Cinnamon. whose
names Coleman and Wagner have given
nm. so far as is known but one officer,
Agent Thomas, came up last night. He did
not call at the police office here, but
registered at the Golden Eagle Hotel
IN their statement to the officers Cole
man and Wagner are reported to have
said that the factory is on the seventh
road leading out OF this city and that the
large Chinese exporting house referred
TO has been the distributing point for the
| opium, most OF which was at once shin
! ped TO San Francisco.
| The seventh" road referred to is prob
! ably the Seventh-street road across the
| north levee, and which leads out among
a number of Chinese gardens and into the
dense brush along the American River
The letter in which Wagner called the
attention of the revenue officials to the
matter, and which was dated on the 18th
of November, reads:
! Mr.. PhetpS-DEAR SIR: 1 have discovered
| oplm Smuglars. ] want to know what thare
IS Tor me IN II. as understand ii l get one
! half If so let me know imedatiy for thare is
no time to spare When you arrive here eau
shoe you the plis this opim is manufactured
at the rate of 25 gallons every two days. Come
| tomaro evening train $40 p. m. if poSfbel
will meet you in the waiting room at the de-
pot. If you miss me call at 609 18th st. Sac
NJ. WAGNER.
1t was on the strength of this letter that
Revenue Agent Thomas came here, as
stated several days ago, and interviewed
! Coleman and Wagner, when they refused
to show the way to the factory, and We're
subsequently arrested.