The sun., 1891-11-13

Ch8c6 was brought from LudloW street jail
yesterday for examination. Neither he MOI
the Treasury agents were ready to 20 on. and
he was recommitted until o'clock to-day.
His counsel. eN-Assistapt District Attorney
O'Connell. asked that he be released on his
own recoenizances, and. when that request
was refused. applied for o reduction in the
bail from $4,000. Mr.. Chace. he said. could
furnish $1,000. Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Evarts opposed the application
and It was denied. The maximum penalty
for the crime Of which Mr.. Chace is accused ia
two years imprisonment or fine OF $4,000. or
both. The Treasury agents say that the evil
dence In their possession Is conclusive.
The prisoner is about 65 years old. He Is
tall and spare. and his long beard and bris-
tling moustacho are gray. He was we'll but
plainly dressed when he appeared in court.
He talked continually to an old man who had
waited at the entrance to the Federal building
to join him. After his recommitment Chace
his bill. and then back again to the prison.
To the rep9rters he denied that Il he had any any,
that he arrived M in New York Z ON Providenee
on Tuesday and went to 4 the Astor House: H He
nsme he dsei ines to give. asking him to keep
Se css
the trunk before It arrived. After the trunk
came. the man who had called first walked
there, and went. out, He returned with two
other men. and Mr.. Chace was arrested. Chace
SpIum % my and % When Va MT the trunk was was opened 2t
haIf,pound cane were found IN It.
NJ i chase signed his name between 8 and o
Chief Wilbur believes that his men have un-
earthed big conspiracy to defraud the reve-
:, ,"Eyerybody knows" he says. that tat opium H
York. and yet IN ten years only one case OF
knowledge Of that state Of affairs set us guess
ing. and We concluded that the stuff was
sRs
q sinos big S syndicate III that IS Is smpssIIns sSs
AMOUNT each %onth for the The last sSeo i've or M siS
ys Res shs VIII e. e
can put our hands on them. The syndicate is
big bTtn bpsn s e sapa aa snehs1 behind II
oss 6"sasss " msn E KID nee
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his wife and two daughters move in the
highest social circles Of Rhode Island.
None Of Chace's customers was o Chinaman.
His methods were simple enough. The syn:
dicate got the stun over the border and sont It
small quantities. Chaoe was provided with
ried them around in liis trunk. His CUSTOMERS
knew when TO expect him and where to find
him. They called on him at whatever hotel he
stopped at and carried away q supply in their
The market price Of opium prepared for
under the Mckinley tariff Is $12 pound. Acc
cording to Mr.. Wilbur Chace sold the STUFF at
sl5 2 pound: About three hours after T: z
i1n Il n csHse WSSh WEHSstsrsdd sod
yesterday that he would like to find A. F.
Chase.
Providence. Nov 12.-Chace is we'll known
dence Dyewood Conn pany until it ceased to ex-
ist. Then he started bntterine factory. which
went out OF existence after short and unsuc-
cessful life. Two or three years ago Chace dis
appeared. and his old business associates lost
track OF him. Recently It was reported that
ica aS fSr what pI,fp3ss no one @ knew He re-
came to his home at 27 Wilson street, this city.
Upon his departure he told his wife that he ex-
pected to engage In the importing business In
New York city. Mrs. Chace said this afternoon
that she had seen little Of her husband for q
number OF years, as he had spent q greater
part Of his time In foreign lands.