The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14

The corps 81 special agents and en-
paoyes o. tie treasury department. now
investigating the Chinese frauds at Port
Townsend and other places On ire Sound.
nave oaggsd their frst game
&c Gee, willy celestial who has been
employed a. interpreter az Port Towns
END ey Coilector ]. c Saunders for year
past was taken into custody yesterday
AFTERNOON by Deputy Marshal McIAugh-
IN az the direction OF Agent OF the Treas
ury George w. Whitehead, and brought
TO this city for arraIgnmsnt before Fad
sral court Commissioners.
zee Gee stands charged with cor spsrsnx
20, and shetting. the unlawful admission
CT Chinese into the United States. He was
arraigned before United States Commits
sioner Keller yesterday afternoon. and re-
leased or G.oo bonds. HIS examination
VIII be held September is
zee Gee was brought 70 the city yester-
day On the Kingston by Special a gent Les
lie Cullon, Special Agent Whitehead. OF
New York, and g E. Lewis. special en-
pioys OF the department The three off,
Gals have been engaged for more than a
week past unearthiug evidence showing
thar gross frauds have been perpetratsd on
the government in the matter OF the ex-
animation and admission OF Chinese into
the United States Mr.. Whitehead ia In
charge OF the investig alton. He was sent
here from Washington two weeks ago.
With special and explicit instructions to
probe the matter to bedrock. as they say
at Dawson
Dir. Whitehead was selected by the de-
partment for this very important mission
because OF HIS long service and varied and
valuable experience gained IN his TWEEN
ty-hve years OF service IN the department,
ferreting out rascals IN the customs serv-
tee. His headquarters have been at Nj
agara Falls, and IN his time be- has seen
service along the Canadian boundary line.
on the Mexican frontier and at other
points In the United States. About a year
ago he was sent cut 10 make an exarina-
ton OF the district embraced In the special
agency OF which Special Agent Leslie Gull
lom Is in charge
Mr.. Lewis was employed In the work OF
bringing 10 justice the ring OF Chinese
and opium smuggiers. OF which Mulkey,
OF Tacoma. was one OF the main spirits
Although the officials viii not discuss
the matter at all. Il Is easy 10 see that
a thorough Investigation OF the frauds
is to be made. What win be the out
come cannot be predicted with certainty
al this time. The treasury officials ana
employees are extremely retscent when
asked for information. They fear that
any publicity given 10 the investigation
at this time viii defeat the ends Of
justice.
AS in the past the Canadian steamers
n'nning between Vancouver and the
Orient have profited by the wholesale i'm
portation OF Chinese. while the lines en-
tering the Sound have had comparatively
little OF the business. 1t IS believed that
Victoria and Vancouver have been the
point where the ring has operated. II
is entirely probably that the tnvestiga-
ton now in progress will disclose the fact
has . E-* -
Gagged In the unlawful traffic. Already
the finger OF suspicion Joints TO men in
high place I'm the service
IL Is known that the operations OF the
ring have not been confined 20 Port Town
send. Victoria and Vancouver each have
furnished numbers of the Chinese who
have been allowed 70 enter this country
as merchants" without the slightest
right. under the Law. TO do so.
The authorities will he able to accom-
plish but little In Victoria when they
begin their labors there, as they viii
likely do In the near future. All they
can hops TO accomplish will be TO gather
evidence which will throw some light on
the doings of the guilty parties in official
circles.
Special Agent whiteheaa and Special
Agent culiom were seen at the Butler
last night and pressed for Information
concerning the investigation. Both de-
clined to give out any statement what
ever. Neither would they outline their
movements. Both left for the lower
Sound on the steamer City OF Kingston
last night.
Dr. Gardner. the Chinese interpreter at
San Francisco, has Joined the force OF
officials here. He. IL Is said, translated
the letter which was intercepted ct San
Francisco. In which a member OF the al
legged ring was asked TO pay his share
OF a fee alleged TO be due Collector saun-
ders. amounting 10 s27s0- The letter was
forwarded direct to Secretary Gage.
Al Tacoma.
TACOMA, Sept. Is.-The stories OF fraud
i'm the last administration OF the Puget
sound customs Office have set many
tongues a-wasgin' In this city, not few
predicting that an expose viii be made
Of the fraudulent entry OF Chinese at Port
Townsend that viii put TO shame the sen
safional affair Of few years ago. Gus
toms officials Of course know nothing
about what is going on that IS they
know nothing for publication. Speclai
Treasury Agent Leslie CuIlom. who has
been investigating the acts or ex-Coi-
hector Saunders IS rot in a position 20 say
anything at this time. nor are any OF the
deputies In his Office. Chinese In
speetor Jossey, when called on today, had
nothing for publication, except 20 say
that he would leave tomorrow with the
eight Chinese iab0rers who came over on
the columbia bound for Portland Col
laetor Heustis allowed these Chinese 20
enter under guard and kept them aboard
the columbia until she sailed. when they
we're removed 10 the old building used for
the storing OF Chinese in transit. where
they have remained since under the watch
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