The morning call., 1894-05-11

mucn DlSDer wages tDan tney DaQ ever re-
ceived before.
1t was found necessary to get rid of
Lockhart before the little boat sailed Oh
her first voyage. lie is spirituaist, and
told his little crew that he could tell when
storm was coming from the warnings
sent him from the shadowy world. He in
duced his spectral acQuaintances to do
some rapplng i'll the presence Of the
crew, just 10 show that they were around
and ready to perform any service for
which they might be required. That
ended Lockhart's career as master. The
crew heard the rappings, and mutinied. de-
claring that they would not sail with a
'hoodoo" captain.
VOss was engaged to take his place, and
sailed to Victoria with the Emerald. he
returned with 1000 pounds OF opium ana
eight Chinese. The cargo was landed near
the foot of Laguna street. and the proceeds
OF the sale amounting 10 $3.50 was dlVlded
among the smuggleTS.
'On July ii, the Emerald left the wharf,
Smith testified. According to Mclean
calculations it would take the vessel twelve
days TO 60 to Victoria, and decldsd To
catch her when she returned. we were
to 90 10 Clalam Bay on the American side,
ana there get Chinese and opluiu, but the
plan was changed, and the vessel went In
stead to Sock Bay on the British Side, as
il was safer there.
al decided 10 capture the Emerald on
her return. On August s. at o'clock IN
the afternoon, | saw the Emerald sailing
IN. She passed up the bay within hfty
yards of Meggs wharf. L saw Wlchman
that night and told him The vessel was ID.
Captain Voss found us and said he had
brought 1000 pounds of opium ana eight
Chinese. Wiehman then called him away
from me. He had successfully landed
everything that was on board.
A hp around
that time ard were quite Jubilant over
their success. | had no further dealings
with the gang until late in October, and
when l met Mclean he told me tnat the
Emerald was then long overdue and he
feared she was lost. She had gone up to
Victoria for another cargo. About ten
days later he told me that Captain VOss
had returned from the north and had run
away with the stuff. Voss and Sveuson
were arrested al Sacramento.
After they had been arrested they
jumped their bail. Mclean thought that
NOSS had made away with all the earnings
OF the voyage. The gang was dissatisfied
and asked for an accounting. Josleyn who
was with Mclean lost $4,000 which he paid
for the Chinese and opium, aud the rest lost
the money that was paid to get NoSs and
SveDson out on bail. Noss took the pro-
ceedS If the voyage with him.
Il wrote letter TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury, giving him ali my information
about the smuggling business, and waited
a month. but got no reply. l then saw
PheniX, the special agent of the treasury,
and told him all / knew. Subsequently l
swOre to a complaint against the ring.
Il think Wichman put $500 and Thomas
5000 in to the business. Mclean put up no
money. lie agreed to go north and get the
opium and Chinese. aud GreeneWald agreed
10 attend to the landing Of the stuff.
iva g. ninrr I'm,
the transaction?" Attorney knight asked.
My only motive was to get even with
them for having done me up
"Is it not fact" asked Mr.. Knight,
that YOU were once employed by Goodall.
Perkins d Co. and embeZZled $1,000 from
them, was arrested and became waif on
the street?"
question.
Were you short in your accounts with
GOodall, Perkins q Co.?'
II was. don't know how much"
"Were you short S5 or S5O00?"
81 can't remember"
"WhO were the original conspirators ?''
Mclean. Greenewa.d. Thomas and
Wichman."
"It was never your intention to go TO Vic
tora with the Emerald"
mo, it was not"
You put six months provisions on board
the Emerald. Why did you do that ?''
II did it SO that l could take the stuff out
again and use il myself l did that so as
10 lDjure the gang as much as possible"
do you know of your own knowledge
that there was ever a pound of opium or a
Chinese landed from the Emerald ?'
81 do not KNOW"
''You are now employed by the Govern
ment%
''Yes, temporarily"
What do you get?"
Three dollars day and expenses
Orrn 5. Henderson OF Stockton followed
Smith. He owned the yacht Emerald for
two years and sold her to Smith for 1925
of which $50 was paid in cash and the
balance in notes. Smith told him that
Wichman would sign one of the otes.
The balance of the purchase price was
paid by Smith 10 Henderson on the street
near Wichman's store. Part of the pay
Inent was in the form of check in favor
OF Wichman Bros. and part in The form
of a note signed by Smith and Wichman.
Did Smith tell you what he was going
to do with the yachts ?" Knight asked.
He said that he was going to fit her ur
for racing"
Mark Lane, notary. testified that he
remembered having acknowledged the bill
of sale of the yacht. " hich was given in
his presenc ce from Henderson TO Smith.
John wilson. waterman employed by
Goodall, Perkins & Co.. stated that he
furnished water TO the Emerald in 1898
He did not know who paid for the water.
+. Wild, dealer in ship supplies, testified
that he sold lamps to the Emerald on the
order of Captain Lockhart. He was intro
duced to Smith as the owner Of the boat
George Jennings, a wholesale grocer,
testified that he sold provisions to the
EmerVld on the order of Captain Lock
hart. On another occasion Voss ordered
DrOyieions for the vessel. Wichman was
present when the groceries were paid for,
and VOss said that the vessel was going
on pleasure trip TO San Diego.
Malcolm Patterson, a sailma aker, testi-
fed that he made and repaired sails for the
Emerald on Smiths order. Captain Lock
hart was then in charge of the vessel.
Miss Nellie Smith, A. j. Smiths sister.
testified that Thomas called at her house
in July. 1898. and in a conversation with
her said that he bad got a good captain to
take the Emerald out on a trial trip
Thomas told her that Wichman, Mclean.
Greenewald, lady, the captain and two
sailors were on board the vessel.
Miss Smith, in reply to a question by
knight, said that she knew nothing about
The Emerald until Thomas spoke of her.
She mad known him about two years, but
he had never been to her house before that
time, and she could not remember that he
had ever been introduced to her.