The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-08
THOMAS In. RROWN. u. 81 Ma.

NARSHAL'S NOTICE OF SEIZURE
vi the district court of the United states north
Washington. ~
Whereas, libel of information has been filed In
the above district court by United states Attorney
H. Winston, esq, through Assistant United
States Attorney 7. c. sullivan, ESQ on behalf of
the United States and against a certain l2o 5-taeI
tins containing 90 pounds of prepared opiuun i'm n
case OF forfeiture and files this libel Of Information
and alleges in substance that February III
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 possession
as being forfeited 10 the United states the said 100
o-iael Tins of opium, prepared for smoking pur-
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 in the possession of
II. c. Clark and Robert Williams
That onor about February II, 1892. and prior
10 the time whea said seizure was made as afOre-
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 Struggled into the United
states at the said county of King from some
foreign port or place TO the United STATES attorney
unknown, contrary 10 law. aid without the duty
thereon paving been paid or secured to be paid 10
The unhed states, aud without any report having
oeen made oy the person or persons bringing The
said opium into the United States the said col
ie9tor OF customs or 20 any officer of customs
Wherefore the said United states attorney nrays
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
rhall require.
Whereas the said court has male the following
order, to-wit:
Now, ON this 18th day of March 1892 p III
Winston. United states attorney for the district of
Washington. having filed an information AGAINST
the SAD 100 5-taei tins of opium PREPARED for
smoking purposes for q violation OF section 3Os2
Of the Revised Statutes of The United states:
II is therefore ordered that the clerk of this
court issue a wit Of attachment, directed to the
United States marshal. commanding him to make
seizure and take into his possession the said prop
erty; and
Ii ia further ordered that Thomas r Brown the
United States marshal. cause due notice of the
said seizure 20 be made and given and also of the
Information on nle by causing the substance Of
sad information. and Of the order OF the court
thereon setting forth the time and place appointed
for trial, 10 be published in some newspaper pub
Hshed In the city OF seattle in said district and 20
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 a. the city of seattle
on the 2lsi day OF April, 1892
C II. HANFORD judge
Now, therefore. in pursuance OF this mouition
Issued under the seal OF SAID coart, to me
directed and delivered and in accordance with the
said order OF the said court, ] DO hereby give
punlc notice TO all persons claiming the said
opium or n any manner interested therein, that
they be and appear before the said district
court on the 2ist day Of April, A D. lsg1
at tne hour Of IL O'Clock a Of that day then
and there 70 interpose their claims and make
their allegations IN that behalf
THOMAS r. BROWN
United states Marshal
March 20, 1892