The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-14
STORIES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
How Two whisky Smugglers Were Ar
rested and Family Feud Was Averted.

The Pinta arrived In port from her trip
TO Cape Fox on Sunday last at noon.
on her way out, leaving here on January
2lst. the gunboat arrived at Wrangcn
at T. NJ. Of the oath, and having taken
United States Commissioner w A Kelly
on board, left that place in the early
morning Of the following day. reaching
Wards cove at r. ". OF the same
day. An early start was made again
from the latter anchorage on the 10Th
ultimo, and Mary Island was reached
few hours afterwlrd. Commissioner ".
A. Kelly had been apprised by Mr. VII
liam Duncan. the patriarch Of the Met
lakahtla settlement on Annette Island.
that a band Of whisky smugglers had
located on Mary Island. in close proX-
unity 70 the custOm-house at that place.
and were fire. iy selling their wares to
the Indians in the vicinity. AS soon as
the Pinta had cast anchor In front Of the
custom-house. a boat containing United
States District Attorney c. :. Johnson
and Deputy Marshal George Kostro-
metnoff accompanied by some Of the
ships men, was dispatched to the shore.
Upon landing, Mr.. Johnson, in company
with the master-at-arms OF the Pinta,
John Blake, at once proceeded 10 the
cabin OF =. Pearson, while Mr.. Kostto-
metinon directed his steps TO the hut
of Carl Jansen. MIR. kOstrOmcilnOn,
who held the search warrants and the
warrants Of arrest for the two men,
after having seized in Janssen's place a
ten-gallon keg partly filled with whisky,
one bottle, and a gallon demijohn OF
whisky. and arresting the owner OF the
house himself, then came over 10 Pear
sons hut, where the district attorney
and Master-at-Arms Blake were. and the
cache in the middle OF the floor was then
examined. Pearson, when he saw that
the cache, which was easily observable,
had been discovered, then volunteered
the statement TO Mr. Johnson that he.
being sick. took whisky and oil for medi
cine. and that the box. standing in a
corner. contained the empty bottles. the
contents OF which he had consumed for
his cure. out OF that box. with so-called
empty bottles, seven were seized filed
with whisky. After a couple OF sacks
Of potatoes had been extracted from the
cache two cases OF whisky were found.
which were also taken possession OF by
the officers OF the law. and Pearson. OF
course was also arrested. All the liquor
found was OF Canadian manufacture
A third member OF the band Of Snug
glers, who is supposed 10 be the leader,
John Nelson by name. escaped arrest
through his absence Wa. the sloop. prob
ably being away 10 carry In new supply.
After the two prisoners and the seized
liquor had been transferred aboard the
gunboat. she steamed down to Cape Fox.
The westerly village was found deserted.
and then the larger settlement-three
miles further up the inlet-was visited,
where all the natives had congregated.
From the investigation about the re-
ported murders at that place II trans
nj hill -
tin. his brother. and Enee-wat-ka. accom-
panied by his brother Kan-ya. a happy
family. so TO say. went over 10 Mary
Island about December 2ith 10 purchase
lot OF whisky. They met there the three
men aforementioned. Pearson. Jansen
and Nelson. and bought from them
eighteen bottles OF whisky at $3.50 a bottle.
On the return trip home the natives
drank freely from the liquor purchased,