The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-29
Published this
LEGAL NOTICES.

NFARSHAL'S NOTICE OF SEIZURE IN
M the district court OF the United States. north
ern division United States of America, district OF
Washington.
Whereas libel of information has been filed in
the above district court by United states Attorney
sta;es Attorney P 6 sullivan, esq, on behalf OF
the United states and against certain 100 5-tael
tins containing 90 pounds OF prepared Opium, In
case of forfeiture and files this libel of information
and alleges in substance that on February II,
1892 the city of Seattle, in the county of King
state of Washington, the Hon. Andrew WATSON.
collector of customs for the customs district OF
Puget sound. did seize and take into his possession
being forfeited the United states the said 120
5-'ael tins OF opium, prepared Tor smoking pur-
vised Statutes of the United States, and the said
collector still has said merchandise IN his posses
sion under said seizure; and tnat at the time OF
said seizure the said opium in the possession OF
II. C. Clark and Robert Williams.
That onor about February IL, 1892, and prior
said. the said 100 5-tael tins of opium, being of
foreign growth and manufacture, was, by some
person or persons unknown, fraudulently and
knowingly brought and smuggled into the United
States at the said county of King from some
foreign port place to the United states attorney
unknown, contrary to law. and without the duty
thereon having been paid or secured 10 be paid TO
the onlted Statss s. ana Witnout my report na'ihg
been made by the person or persons bringing the
said opium into the United States to the said col
Wherefore the said United states attorney prays
that the said opium and merchandise be declared
forfeited to the United states. and that such
further order be made in the premises as the law
Chall require
Whereas the said court has male the following
order to-wit:
Now on this 18th day of March. 1892, p. II.
Winston United States attorney for the district Of
Washington. having FLED an information against
the said 100 5-taei tins Of opium prepared for
smoking purposes for a violation OF section 3,OS2
of the Revised Statutes Of the United states;
II is therefore ordered that the clerk of this
court issue writ Of attachment, directed TO the
United states marshal, commanding him 10 make
seizure and take into his possession the said prop
erty; and
1t is further ordered that Thomas p Brown, the
United states marshal, cause cue notice OF the
said Sc cure to be male and given and also Of the
information on file, by causing the substance of
said information, and Of the order OF The court
thereon. setting forth the tin and place appointed
for trial, 10 be published in SINE newspaper pub
lished in the city Seattle. in said district and
post up the same in the most public place for the
period of fourteen days: and that the time and
place OF trial is hereby fixed AZ the city OF Seattle
on the 2Ist day of April, leS2
@. H. HANFORD, Judge.
Now therefore, in pursuance OF this monition
issued under the seal OF said court to
directed and delivered. and in accordance with the
said order OF the said court. do hereby give
public notice 10 all persons claiming the said
opIum or 81 any manner interested therein, that
they be and appear before the SAID district
court. on the 2lst day OF April, A. d. 1892,
az The hour of IL O'Clock m Of that day, then
and there TO inrsrpose theif claims and make
their allegations in that behalf
THOMAS r BROWN,
United States Marshal
March 81. 1892