The morning call., 1894-05-12

iHs. Two uays laJer L saw v ooS anu Nv
told me that had caused him to lose hl
! job. Then he paid me S35 and promised
me some more.
The Emerald was still lying at the MIS-
| sion fats Mclean spent much or hl'
time on board. Some time later the boa
was seGt to Stones ways. near Hunters
Point, 10 be repaired. The Emerald re-
malned on the ways about three weeks
and when she was about ready 20 go 10 sea
again Voss asked me if / would like tf
take an other trip like the last and said
that | would
"Wichman, Mclean and Greenewald
came on board the day we sailed. NC
Lean told me not to be frightened, bnt &c
keep stiff upper lip. Provisions were
brought aboard 10 small boat. lhoinas
ala not como on board after our return
from the first voyage. When we started
l was told that we were going to the same
place IN the north.
I'VE spent two weeks going up. Men,
sing, Voss and l were on board, out we
did not go to the place where we mad
oeen. We went to place on the Brltisn
side OF the sound. 1t was my watch on
deck. and | was told to look out Tor red
light. | sighted it and called Voss. He
SAID l don't think that is our light. we
kept watch all night. and next morning be
Sent small boat to Chinese junk. which
proved to be the vessel on which Mclean
was waiting for us. We went alongside
the Chinese vessel, and fifteen cases OF
opium that looked like coal-oil cases and
thirteen Chinese were transferred from
her TO the Emerald, and we started back
at once
Mclean and another man who was
with him remained on the junk, but Men
sing deserted US, saying that he would see
Voss in - before he would go with him
on another voyage. Voss and l brought
the vessel down to this port. Voss told
me that we would get away with the
cargo, and that at Point Reyes Harry
Menslng would meet US in small boat
and receive the cargo, but he was not
there. and Voss, after curslng his luck,
sailed into the bay. We went out 10
Stones ways and came to an anrnor
there. We were thirty or forty yards from
the shore, and young Stone came out 1or
the captain. The Chinese and the opium
were then in the cabin of the Emerald.
When the captain relurned-he was gone
about an hour-he asked for his seabag
and went ashore again and drove OF In
buggy"
when did you see Voss again?"
He came hack at night in the plunger
Mary and made fast TO the Emerald. VOss
again went ashore, and came back two
hours later. l passed the opium to him
and he went away with 1t in the plunger "
What orders did he give youp'
"He told me to land the Chinese and
would gel $780, He left me with the Chi
nese and told me TO direct them to car.
| took the Chinese ashore in stones boat.
two at time, and landed them at stones
ways. They went off in different direc-
tions. One of the Chinese was two i'll to
walk, and | bought whisky, cheese and
crackers for him and left him. after show
ing him how to reach a Howard-sireet
car"
What became of the Chinese?"
"Some of them took a car, and | suppose
all Of them made their way to Chinatown.
Some of them went to 1000 and some to 900
Dupont street.
1--WE left the Emerald that night, the
captain and /. in the plunger. and went TO
Martinez where we met Captain Svenson
Of the bark Southern Chief. Sve1s0n was
on board The bark and Voss told him that
he had a lot of opium in the DluDger.
There was lots of money in it, he said,
and asked Svenson to help him out.
opium he would say that it was paint.
We put Il on board the bark and l stayed
on the vessel while Voss returned to the
city. When he came back to the bark he
said that re would repack the opium and
send it to San Francisco. he had Mansing
with him when he came back. and Mensing
helned US TO repack the stuff.
and | did not want TO remain on board.
Finally I obtained some money from
Mensing and came to the city,"
"SiDce that trip have y0n received offers
from anY one of the defendants to recover
this opium? ?'
81 me. Mclean and Joslyn and man
named Patterson at the Lick House. They
promised me $4,000 IL L would ind Voss
and the opium"
Miller testified that when at sea the En-
erald never used lights.
Have you received any mnEey from the
Government ?" asked Attorney Knight
81 have not"
YOU have not told any one that you re-
ceived $500 from the Government for your
testimony"
81 have not"
"Did you know that Captain Voss was
going tn steal the second eargo?"
'1 did"
"Hsve you not been telegraphing with
Special Agent Phenix while you have been
on The stand ~
81 have not.
''How was the opium shipped9"
''lt was put into barrels marked crock
ery."
'How much money was owed to you
then ."
Ninety dollars. tried to collect it
from Mclean and Wichman, but they told
me that they had nothing to do with it, /
went to Attorney FL. G. Eels and be got
the money for me. EeIs and / went TO
Wichman and he told Us 10 go to McLean's
house for it. Eels got the money for me
the next day"
"You knew that you had been snug
Cling? :"
Il did"
Are you addicted to drink ?"
"Yes. sir. am"
Are you addicted to the use of opium ?"
mo. sir. and never will be-"
When did il dawn upon you that your
first voyage was not pleasure trip"
"When the Chinese and opium came on
board"
Would you have taken the $1,000 for the
Chinese and opium if YOU had got it ?"
Indeed. l would. / would have taken
that and more"
You had no hand in selling this last
batch of opium?"
VI had not"
Have You not made statement impli-
eating Collector Wise and Deputy Collec-
tor Ruddell with the Emerald smugglers?"
1T ! did, l was drunk at the time"
Did you have any indncement to tes-
tily in this case?"
Yes, my liberty"
That is to say if you implicated these
defendants?"
Miller replied affirmatively to this pal
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