The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
MADE A BIG HAUL.
Collector Mckenzie Seizes 4 Car
Load OF Chinese.
TH,RTy.Two SEALED AS FREIGHT
Droughs Here BY Britain steamer Has,
DisehsrgeA asA Packed st
Woss Seattle.


ever recorded in the Puget sonnd country
was made last evening by d. A. Mcken-
xie. deputy collector of customs at this
port. when he rounded up thirty-two
Cinnamon and . white man, ali of whom
car, which hal been regularly sealed
ready to be sent to Portland during the
night. The Cinnamon were loaded into
the Car on the west side Of the harbor,
where they had been landed.
To people who live IN other sections OF
the country. and even to those residing
here who pay little attention to such mat
tiers. the published stories Of big snug
Cling operations constantly going on sp-
pear like fairy tales, but those who make
any effort whatever to learn the
truth know differently. The smuggiers
are experts at the business and they are
we'll paid for every Chinaman whom they
land safely in United States territory. but
they appear to be hard to catch, and un-
less caught in the act proof is very Diff
cult This time somebody has been
caught. and although Mr.. Mckenzie says
1t was purely his good luck, he neverthe-
less gets the credit of the job.
Late yesterday afternoon word was sent
70 Mr.. Mckenzie by . railroad employee Of
the yards that his suspicious had been
aroused by car locked on the inside, and
that it contained Cinnamon. It was
Northern Pacific box car No. 4. 753, in the
freight yard near the freight depot. He
started out to investigate the case. unac-
companied by any other officer and at 8
o'clock found the car. locked on the inside.
He secured crowbar and forced the door.
When the car was opened . blast
of hot stencil poured out that was
enough to turn the stomach of
brass statue. He found the
car filed with Cinnamon. After
again locking the car Mr.. Mckenzie
sought the nearest telephone and ordered
two wagons from the transfer company.
He also telephoned police headquarters for
help and Detective Cudihee and an officer
were sent down. The Mongolians were
then taken out and counted. The wagons
hlied to their utmost capacity failed to ac-
commodate all Of them and some.were
escorted by the officers on street cars to
the county jail, whittier the wagons were
driven. and the whole gang locked up.
One white man was found in the car
whose name was learned to be C. Dillowav.
He is from Victoria and is known to the
customs officers. The reason OF his being
in the car Is supposed to be the necessity Of
keeping the Cinnamon quiet. When ar
rested Dilloway absolutely refused to talk.
Whether any information was obtained
from the Cinnamon is not known. but Mr..
Mckenzie tells the story of the smuggling
as follows:
The box car was on one OF the sidetracks at
West Seattle. and during Sunday night the
small British steamer Ina, OF Victoria, clipped
quietly into the harbor. up to the West Seattle
shore aud discharged the cargo of Cclestais
now in the county jail. The Chinese were
PACKED into tho car about 2 O'Clock Monday
morniug, and during the day 1t was switched
across the lids fats by the Seattle Terminal
Railway and Warehouse Company to the North
ern Pacific yard to be billed to Portland, sealed.
etc. The car was sealed during the day. but 90
far as could be learned, had not been billed
when searched.
In the car was found the baggage OF the
Cinnamon. bundle for each one. making good
wagon load. There were also some provisions,
can OF beef and some cheese: also halt barrel
OF water.
Mr.. Mckenzie says that while none have
been caught in that way it has been COM
mon TO smuggle Cinnamon into the coun-
try in shingle cars, which are piled up in
the center with shingles having a vacant
space at either end. in which Cinnamon
are slowed. On opening the doors of these
cars shingles are found piled up close 20
the door and it looks as though they were
full.
The job Of issuing thirty-two warrants
for the Cinnamon and one for Dilloway
was given to Court Commissioner Emery
last evening and they will be served to-
day. Meantime temporary mittimus
was sent to Jail to hold the prisoners.
Inquiry at the freight office last night
brought out the statement that there were
no records by which il could be told who
ordered the car. which had been an
empty turned over to the Terminal Com
rany and by that company returned
loaded ready for shipment
Mr.. Mckenzie now has the credit of
having made the capture of the largest
party of contraband Chinese ever caught
on the Sound. The biggest party ever
seized before was at Brighton beach last
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