The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-23
FOR AIDING In
THE LANDING
Certain Friends Of Chinese Merchants
Are Taken In Charge by Gov
ernment Officials
ONE OBJECT or ATTENTION
Crowds Diseuss the Outcome Of tasls Sans
Ksid-Aany Diverse Opialoas Other
indictments and Arrests
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Early yesterday morning United States
Marshal Hency Grady, Deputy Marshal
George Humphrey. Interpreter O. o.
l.appcus Special Treasury Agent r. \.
chapprlle, Of san Franelsco. and Special
Agent Leslie culiom. OF Taeoma. arrived
In Astoria and registered at the 0celdent.
Their coming was the signal for a great
deal OF speculation and excitement con.
ccrnlng the irregularities In the lmporta-
tion Of Chinese at this port. As outlined
In yesterdays issue. the present dinieul-
tlcr on the part OF certain individuals
was no, unlocked for, but 40 70 the very
lsat tho announcement OF the names OF
those arreutod for completely IN these
transactions caused surprise everywhere.
Immediately after breakfast Special
Agent Chappellc started the officers AT
work upon the case and warrants were
served upon the following parties: II. II.
Ferguson John W. welch. W. ~, Ross.
G. II. Stockton. DIR. Alfred Kinney. Terry
~ Coe. G. A. May. MEX Clinton. VIM.
Chadwick, W. W. P0rkcr. and H. r
Humphrey. Warrants for two others
viii bo served within . day or two. ana
Il II strongly lntlmaied In certain quar-
,ors that the present action taken by the
department IL only the beginning. ana
that several other persons VIII be- lndic,-
ed and served with warrants
Tho only topic OF conversation IN the
city yesterday was the arrest of the
parties concerned In the Chinese impor-
L.
be tho outcome OF the affair. Each had
diffrrunt theory 10 offer. and many
werc OF tho firm opinion that no serious
results would follow the raid made by
Uncle Sans officials.
Special Treasury Agcn, LcHllc cullom,
Of Tacoma. II tho same gentleman who.
with AFR. chappcile. 20 successfully
worked up the Emerald amuggllng ring
In San Francisco and convicted their
mon Mr, Colium IL a tall man Of COM
manding appearance. and arm. dignlred
bearing He IL known As one OF tho most
fearless and successful customs officials
IN the service Of the government. which
ho has served for seven years IN the same
capacity, He was horn In Virginia, ana
moved 20 Illinois few years before his
coming 10 this coast lie II cousin
OF the Hon. shelby NJ, Cullom United
States senator. OF Illinois. renowned as
tho author OF the Interstate commerce
blll Mr.. Cullom also first brought to
light the conspiracies In the celebrated
Hnytlan Rep6bllc cases In which Nat
Blum figured so conspicuously, For thr, G
years ha has suspected the Irregularities
In the admission OF Chinese AZ this port,
but only recently was sufficient evidence
produced TO make indictments hold.
Special Agent =. s. chappelle IL well
known In San Francisco. where his head
quarters are az present. and he has been
engaged In the service during the past
four years, Previous TO that he was in
the employ OF the Southern Pacific Rail-
way as assistant chief OF the detective
service. but soon went into business for
himself He Il was who arrested on jan
uary Sist. the celebrated Clarence Muir
ply. alias c. NJ. Clark. who forged
checks on a Massachusetts bank TO the
tune OF $4,000. For this piece OF work
Mr.. Chappcllc received n reward OF sl2lO.
Mr. Chnppcile now has charge OF one
OF the most difficult departments in the
customs service. and is making record
for hard work
All OF the accused parties In Astoria
abo'e named accompanied the treasury
oHlclhlN on the stCNfnef fotter 10 Iort-
land except Dr. Kinney and Mr. Chad
wick who furnished bonds In the sum OF
siOoo each. The other gentlemen had the
privilege OF furnishing bonds here before
Commissioner Thomson but preferred to
appear In the United States court today
and answer TO the charges OF aiding ana
abettlng the landing OF Chinese, with the
hope OF securing speedy trial, II u
hearing can he had at once II will OF
course be much better all around than
to havo the matter hanging fire indefinite
ly while court Is now in session. Il Is
possible that such hearing can be had.
but In view OF the large number OF cases
on the docket and the fact that there
are probably as many more cases 20 be
considered in Astoria, Il Is deemed im-
probable by others that an Immediate
hearing can bo reached
II was rumored here at late hour last
night that Information had Just been
received from Portland that the United
States grand jury had returned lndlct-
ments against twelve more Astorians.
Among the twelve. II was said, are a
number Of prominent citizens one OF
whom had his signature on more than
one hundred Chinese certificates.