The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13

s~vest Of " hffehend ana tuffosu-
-ssx r. Lewis. q New York. special
---,uvs q, he Uulfcd States treasury de-
-<ment. and III. J Z Gardner. q San
- chlnese interpreter for the
..~s..s states government. were arrest
: = sn.s cts l&st nszhi on warrant
- cut b. zee Gee. who wzn osacszI
80. interpreter for ;. c. Saunders
80 ~ wza eonecfor Of customs. charg-
~.a~-a with the crime O robbery. They
n 20 70 Pert Townsend today 70 answer
!. ,he eharxe. Il Is alleged they stole
$50. papers from zee Gees store on
w..asnaton street. Port Townsend.
warrants are ost foE the arrest Of ape-
AL treasury Agent George ". White
,,.s Of New York. ard Special Treasury
.~rat Leslie calgosn. Of Tacoma White
ss.s Il now en- route for the East. ha.-
- hi this city last Saturday night for
w..hIagfor. cullom Is In Chicago. he
xta return, but II Is not known for
o.rtsinsy whether Afr. Whitehead vii
esr. back His mission to Washington Is
- nasee before tie treasury department
esyszln matters which have come 10 MS
sf,eallon- II Il said they relate 70 tire
~xxs en- which be has been woT king since
Z came West. bat thslr nature mas Eos
hesr made public
rhs arrsxs OF Mr.. Lewis and Or.
Gardner was kept very quiet I'm this city
10 asgat and there w.re not q hair
soren people who knew anything ABOUT
II Some OF the lawyers interested in
sss case u zee Gee aud several Federal
afclals did no, know a word concerning
a, nsanlght. and viii learn OF II fof the
frsf time when they read the Fost-Tntel-
sesaeer this morning.
Nr. Lewis and Dr. Gardner DO not
ts.zk that the case against them amounts
10 anything They laughed about II when
s<n Il the Butler hotel by Post-Intelii-
r.aesr reporter. These who know Zee
Gee and who claim 20 be acquainted with
ne details % the case say the government
Steers vill tind themselves in q serious
pfedicament and one cut Of which IL may
h hard Tor them 20 extricase themselves.
yss Gee charges them sslth having rob
I'D bic store al Port Townsend OF private
ALTERS books. etc. 1t has been ramored for
tens time that the arrest OF the govern
believed that zee Gee would be 50 bold as
% make a move against officials who ara
hacked By ali the power Of the Tnlted
sxtss treasury department.
There Rere not many details known Ia
TIE city last night In connection with the
k3uing Of the warrants. IL was stated
nat Tee Gee had gone 70 Port Townsend
and placed bis signature 10 an Information
ehich was fled before Justice % the
pssa AMr a
broIxht 70 this city and constahis PIKE
vas Instructed 10 serve them. He found
Gardner and Lewis In the city and told
thsn they were wanted az Port Townsend
G. robbery.
DO you want TO take es into cussody7"
a.d Dir. Lewis.
No. I guess not" said thu constable.
Ahai you had better arrange 70 80 there
soon as possible and answer the
eAsrge'
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Gardner intended
. g to Port Townsend last night.
bat they changed their minds and con-
slEdsa 70 80 today. They are not At ali
sarfied about the matter and MI r.easls
sailed when ne said 10 PoSt-fntellisenca
reporter. Il am sorry Whitehead Is rot
Asfs. - that they could have taken him
aio custody
wAsa Mr.. Whitehead arrived in this city
Efssslgate into the acts OF the alleged
smuggling ring. they very quickly came 10
nk eonelsion that Il would be a good plan
g search Zee Gees place OF business 40
Pr Townsend. The officers went before
taissd States Commissioner kIefer. and
NJ Whitehead swore cur a warrant -
sarcA what Is described in the warrant
. Zee shing q Cas- grocery store. on
Washington street. Port Townsend. In
Esaa o. entering Zee shlng & Co.'S place.
alleged that they went into Zee
ties store. which IL next door. ana there
ftsy proceeded % help themselves -
svsrytAing which they thought would ali
htm in showing zee Gees connection
ssh the ring They took a quantity az
70 private letters. which told. as X Is
ssairet b. the government officers. mary
stalls OF the alleged ring. A book con-
a1aing writing supposed to be zee Gees
sax seized
L Is this action OF the government o.
sssfs that furnishes the charge Of rob
Nry. zee Gees claim IS that the officers
shFersd bis place without any legal au-
t1orsty. II the search warrant had called
~ search cf bis place he wouid NOT
ave thought 50 much about t. But -
ss' warrant for zee ShInK's place and
ista enter his store and take his papers
as more than he ceuld stand The gov
Tamkni officers say that as a matter o.
ai Tee Gee had been interested IN zee
ssngs place. ard that he bad sold out a
SO DAYS before without letting any one
sacs H. He told them that much. they
NJ. when they went 20 rs place and
nsee TIE search. The officers SAY that
seSA stores are ia the same building. ard
sAss vas generally known that zee Gee
rs enc o. the zee Shlug company. But
sss Gee says this Is not true. and TIA; ~
- 90 al ~ can 20 send the officers 20
a. ne Il after them. and &c IS after
aaSk Toy. and he hopes TO lan4 ira
tfsxd
Rock Toy Confessed.
Ascending 70 those Who are pushing
s sas prosecution ef Heck Toy. es Vie
- h c. for forgery. he confessed
yes arrested last Saturday that ne has
SAC n bis possession the two letters zew
ase WITH Federal Clerk Hopkins
go Bear tire signature - Yee Gee. ard
ea were the sole evidence used hy
ssSSsAi Treasury AEent Whitehca3 tn
- Prosecution 81 AR. Saunders official
ss1Hess Interpreter. II Is stated THAI
heek Toy VAS arrested ne mate
= manner g via statements First he
$50 thst he could write Then when
49, several letters known 20 have been
si.ssa BY hasa he changed hts mind ana
Ae was Eota penman- lie vas
RAatosrSpalc copies 81 the letters
- nc Culte1 States government ufss
aF Zee Gee wrote Uaek -cy sata
$40 never SER tee originals When
%aanatued further re confessed tAas
aaa seen them lie sxuia nea thss