The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-07
Legal NOTICES,

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MARsHAL,s NOTICE OF SEIZURE = IN
u the district court of the United States, north
ern division, United States of America. district of
Whereas, a libel OF information has been fled In
the above district court by United states Attorney
State. xttornsr snSan on 81
the United States and against a certain 100 5-tael
ns co 90 p9nssa s. OF H., preRsTed OPIUM IN
and alleges In substance that February II.
1892 at the city of Seattle, In the county Of King
state of Washington, the Hon. Andrew Wasson
collector of customs for the customs district OF
Puget sound, did seize and take into his possessi
AS being forfeited TO the United States the said 100
5-iael tins of opium, prepared for smoking pur-
poses, for a violation of section S,0s2 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States and the said
collector still has said merchandise in his posses
sion under said seizure; and that at the time Of
said seizure the said opium was in the possession Of
Ii. c. Clark and Robert Williams.
That on o. about February IT. 1892 and prior
10 the time when said seizure was made, as afore-
said. the said 100 5tael tins Of opium, being of
foreign growth and manufacture, was by some
person or persons unknown, fraudulertly and
knowingly brou yht and smuggled into the United
states at the said county of King from some
foreign port place 10 the United States attorney
unknown contrary to law and without the duty
thereon having been paid or secured 10 be paid to
the United States, and without any report having
been made by the person or persons bringing the
said opium into the United States to the said coli
lector OF customs or 10 any officer Of customs.
Wherefore the said United states attorney prays
forfeited to the United states, and that such
further order be made in the premises Is the law
chaH require
Whereas the said court has ma4s the following
order, to-wit:
Now. on this 10th day Of March. 1892. ?. II
Winston United states attorney for the district of
Washington. having filed an information against
the sald I20 5-tael tins of opium prepared for
smoking purposes for . violation Of section 1882
of the Revised statutes of the United States;
II is therefore ordered that the clerk of this
court issue a writ Of attachment directed TO the
United states marshal, commanding him to make
seizure and take into his possession the said prop
erty; and
II Is further ordered that Thomas r. Brown. the
United States marshal, cause due notice OF the
said seizure TO be made and given and also of the
Information on tile, by causing the substance of
said information and Of the order Of the court
thereon setting forth the time ana place appointed
for trial, TO be published in some newspaper pub
lshed in the city OF seattle, in said district and to
post up the same in the most public place for the
period of fourteen days; and that the time and
place trial Is hereby fxed at the city of Seattle
the 2lst day Of April les3
C. II HANFORD. Judge.
Now therefore in pursuance Of this monItion
issued under the seal OF said court, to me
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 OF IN any manner interested therein, that
thev be and appear before the said district
court on the 5ist day OF April, A. .. 1892,
At the hour Of II O'Clock q II. of that day. then
and there 10 interp0se their claims and make
their alterations in that Der aif
THOMAS r BROWN.
United States Marshal
March ~. 1892