The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-25
A SMUGGLED CARGO.
Big Roundup Of Contraband
Chinese Immigrants.
LANDED FROM A SWIFT STEAMER
DSsgsSssd Csstsms OHcers Capture
Msnd gexch-A ToI1son4e Trip.

There vas great rgz3d-1P q s-11ggsse
Cinnamon early yesterday morning z11
twenty-sight # then. 1eE arrivals from
British Col1n15sz. Eere plsce2 L the
co1nty ssiI q 3 - o'csoek
Fer seve-zl 6sys I'D nights past .
~steh has beea kept so- cargo OF the coz
trz5srsd Immigrants. On Frz1ey night 3
s1Dggser's steamer Ezz known 70 BE
hove-in- On Ehs Soznd and : forcs Ezs
cut awaiting her zDuezrs1ce n tie hcpe
q making 3 zig capture Dep1ty Co3ee1o-
Mckenzie, specizi Agents Mum and
Co1HeEtz and Deputy Marshal LuEgess
chartered ire tug Mystic ard lay in the
hsr5oZ zita steam Ep, while other men
seTs posted along tas water sE0Bg
and the tide fats. and al along
tie shore as far "a Richmond teaeh.
Al Law unaer c0Ter for hours, sh5Teriug
II TIE eaiIIy fog, and q last strange
steamer was seen 70 enter ire h1rbo-
When she had g01 vel n, she Mystic care
chase with al steam On But sbe had 10
business 9Th t9ss sIzzggie-, Tor the Latter
got aEay from her easily. and som za-
isfed IN the fog down Sound Nothing
more was learned Of her movements. and
u Eas thought that the prize vas lost.
Bal On Saturday ; man Who had been
ont hunting IN the woods north of Ballard
brought information that large party Of
Cinnamon, with q fsE whites. had been
landed from steamer On the shore GEAR
Richmond Beach. and we're eneanu4d in
the woods n that vicinity II Eas decided
70 gather them II before t5ey could scatter
AID work their way into town Or ges OF
again on tie steamer
z ~. -
Aessrs. Mckenzie, Mum. Coblen.z and
midget started for the srnuggierS' camp.
They marched through the woo5s from
Ballard till they cane near the spot, and
then shed their upper clothing and =uDsti-
tuiec Chinese garments. They then lay
II waiting for about foszr hours for the
movement d their game, and about II 30
Eere rewarded by the sight OF steamer
lying the British eolo-s, which PIT IN
towards the shore. At the same tine the
few whites with the Cinnamon drew up
their party On the beach, apparently IN
readiness 70 90 on board n boat which
was PIT on from the steamer The party
Of officers followed and joined the China
men and mixed among them. initiating
their walk and actions 50 closely as TO pre-
serve the deception due 20 their disguise
But the whites who had charge Of the
eonsrab2nds no sooner spied the strangers
and realized that their game vas spoiled
than they ted 70 the boat, which was
rOwed back 70 the steamer with all haste.
The latter put OF from shore ana was
soon lost 20 sight in the fog. leaving the
Cinnamon in the hands Of their ezp1ors
The latter were in pitiable plight They
were half-sEarFed and hslt-frozen. Most
Of them were but thinIy clad, one being
barefoo-ed and others having shoes but no
SOCKS, and seyera! were 700 sick 20 walk
without help. Only few Of them knew
any English and they did not seem % real
ize where they were Or whether they
were prisoners Or free men. They were
driven oack 10 their campfire Ike a-droye
OF sheep. and. having got warmed up.
started on the march 10 Ballard Before
they left the officers saw the steamer sp-
proaeh the shore again, bus she put 20 sea
again without coming close in.
Il was about l O'Clock in the morning
when the start was made for Ballard, and
Il was weary march for al. bat par
ticulariy for the Cinnamon, who had not
tasted food FOR tSenty-four hours. The
route lay along trails through the
woods, along the Great Northern
railroad track and over steep bluffs.
and the ground was thicklv covered with
hoar frost. The Cinnamon suffered ter
riDly from the cold. and were 30 weak that
they had TO be boosted up the steep places.
Mr. Mckenzie almost carried two Of them
for about three mics and Mr.. Cob.entz had
70 do the same with another.
The first thing done on reaching Ballard
was 70 feed the contrabands, and they
probably had the first square meal ac-
cording 70 American ideas, in their lives.
They ate meat Of all kinds. drank great
quantities OF tea, and one OF them showed
his appreciation for modern lururjes by
calling for sponge cake. They we're then
INDUCED with cigars and cigarettes, which
ever they chose, and, somewhat re-
ireshed, started for the city. The
sick Cinnamon were loaded on
tao wagons and a hack. while
the more able-bodied were made 70 60
afoot. But the teams stuck in the nu5
near the power-house al Boulevard aud
had 70 be abandoned. All were marobAd
IN as far as Ehe Front street cable road
terminus and then we're loaded on street
cars and brought into town.
The whole party, txeuty-eigh; in nu,,-
Der, were taken % the county Jail. where
they arrived about 80 O'Clock Yesterday
morning. They will be brought before
Commissioner kiefer for hearing his
morning
Another ContrAband Chinaman.