The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-10

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Court for the District Of Washington, i
Norshs-- Division - United SStes ok :
America. FsSsa,iff. VS.. STEAMSHIP 'Laa,-
rada. her boats. tackle. anpars tarn:-
iGres engines and boilers, Rss5padane--
No. i.Ss6 Notice. =
To every person interested in he above
described steamship her boats. ts1kic ap-
parei. furniture. engines and boilers. snd
10 each and every person whom i NAV :
concern. take notice
That heretofore. to-wit. on tn 9th dav 4
of December. A. D. 1895 the above narnaj \
l.beian,, by Wilson r Gay Jaaez, S;asss
Attorney for the District OF washinytor
made and filed is information OF libel in i
the above entitled Court. cave therefor y
having been first duly and regularly OBJ '
tanned IN a certain cause ysnding in ma
United States Circuit Court for the DIS
onwett is complainant. and he Bos.o,, q r
Alaska Transportation Conrany. 4 e.
porat!on, is respondent. beiE cause NJ /
90 OF the records and fl!as u said Cour.. =
wherein ore James Carroll lid been am, r
appointed receiver OF SAID corilrasion sal
libel being against the Steamship .'rau-
rada." her boats. tackle. apnara furniture y
engines and boilers, and asaiss all Der. '
sons intervening fer their interNt therein-
in cause of forfeiture for the Notation ~ !
sssiion l l: Of The Reyissd s'atses Of shs.-.
In said libel of information Il b aileeuA
that the Steamship "Iaurada'' II a d. 4
mestic vessel OF sSs tons burden. md that :.
Boston. Massachusetts. is her hoAe rort
and that the Boston & Alaska Traaspor;a.
ton Company a corporation il heiowner
and that she is now in the handsof H., !.
and regularly appointed by the couS ana
as special cause of libel Ii is aile1ed as
follows: That ON or about the nth Ay az .
June A. u. 1925 the said Steamship Yau
ra6a' did knowingly. surreptitiouslvnnA
secretly. and without filing any maEReG1
therefor. attempt 10 export from Se1o1A !,
Washington. the same being port inl1S /
| United States. and destined TO q port 81
place in the Territory Of Alaska. to-sts. -,
St. Mlehaeas distilled spirits. ts-wit. Id Z
cases of whisky and cases OF wine he
same beng of the value Of more than fSrr !
hundred dollars, and % kegs OF beer IA -
same being of the value OF more thN
seventy-five dollars contrary to said sea /
ton OF said Revised Statutes and the regt.s
iatiens and proelamasi ions OF the PRESIDENCY
Of the United States Heretofore made in
pursuance thereof.
1t is for further cause Of libel ailegesss
in said information thar the said Steam-s
ship '.Laurada" DID in due and regular
manner. on or about the 18th day of June.
A. u. 1saS. clear from the port Of Seattla.
Washington. the same being port In ths'
United States. for a port In the Territory
OF Alaska. to-wit. St Michaels, ~ niinSl
in said port of Seattle a regular NANTES, =.
of cargo. which failed TO show. splrituousf
liquors on board of said vessel that ths
said vessel had in fact seereted distilled
spirits. to-wit. 2 barrels OF whisky, each. .
containing flfty-two gallons of whisky,
and ~ Cases ,ss s 81 WHISKY al ct the value
said distilled spirits the said Steamship
"Laurada" was knowingly. willfully. sur
reptitiously and secretly exporting and at
tempting TO export from said City Of Se-t
attic. a port In said United States OF Amer.e
lea. 10 said port in the Territory Of Alas.
ka. and did take such liquors 10 the sub
port of st. Michaels In said Territory OIL
Alaska. where the same was duly and,
regularly seized by a special officer of thai
customs service @. the United States of
America, in pursuance of law. contrary tck
af1 \ f1f iSssi Ctat,t fnA
OF the United States and the regulations
made in pursuance thereof. as aforesaid l
And for further ground Of libel II Is.
alleged in said information that the saidE
steamship ''Laurada" did attemp, 10 ext
port distilled spirits. to-wit los cases OF
whisky and eases of wine. the same
being OF the value of more than four hun-s
bred dollars. and 30 kegs OF beer, the same!
being of the value OF more than seventy-e
five dollars. from a place or port in the,
United States, to-wft. Seattle. to place.
or port In the Territory OF Alaska. to-witI
ST. Michaels. contrary to said section 1855
OF the Revised Statutes OF the United
States.
And for a further ground that the saldl
Steamship "f.aurada" did on or about the
18th day of June. A. ID. 1895. attempt TOT
export from a port In the United States.l
Territory OF Alaska. to-wit. st. Nichaels,s
distilled spirits. to-wit. le7 cases OF whiskyf
and barrels OF whisky. each containlnsI
f}fty-two gallons o. whisky. the same be-
ing OF the value OF more than four huneSl-
dred dollars, contrary to said statute.
And for a furthvr .rsnnd. that the said
loth day Of August. A. D. isss. at the subs.
port OF st. Mchaels, port or place In the
Territory of Alaska, attempt to import In
the Territory of Alaska sp'rituous liquors. /,
to-wit 1s7 eases OF whisky and barrels
OF whisky, each obtaining flfty-two gal i
Ions OF whisky. all of the value OF more 4
than four hundred dollars, contrary to the /
said statute and the regulations of ths1e
treasury department and proclamations OF Il
the president in such cases made and pro-
vided. i
Wherefore 1t Is I'm said libel Of informal
ton prayed that the usual monition shall \
issue, and that the said Steamship Lat
rada" be seized In libel. and that tho
plaintiff have Judgment Of oondemnationY'
against such vessel her boats. tackle. APP
parel. furniture. engines and boilers. as
provided in said section 1865 o. the Revised
Statutes OF the United States.
That thereupon the above court made ita
order IN the premises In the following let \
tiers and figures. to-wit: -,
In the United States District Court foe n
the DISTRICT of Washington. Northern
Division--Uni;ed States Of America. D
plaintiff. vs.. Steamship 'f.aurada," her'p
boats. tackle. apparel. furniture, engines 4
and boilers. respondene. no. 1876 order.
Now on this 9th day OF December in theSc
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun n
dred and ninety-eight, comes Wilson X.
Gay, United States attorney for the dis
trict OF Washington, and files a libel OF Ines.
formation against the Steamship '1LAn-l
rada,'' her boats. tackle, appare. furni.
ture, boilers and engines, and against all u
persons intervening for their fnteret there =
in, In a cause OF forfeiture for violation OF
section 1g55 Of the Revised Statutes Of tho
United States and the orders OF the presi- u
dent made pursuant TO said section; II
1t il therefore ordered that the clerk OK
this court issue the usual process OF mout u
ton and a writ of attachment directed to =
the marshal OF said district, retur1able z
on the 18th day or December, 1s9s. al ten
o'clock a. m. directing and Commanding \
him to make seizure ard take into his pos T.
session the said Steamship 'Latirada," her 10
boats, tackle, apparel. furniture. engines /
and boilers. ri
IL Is further ordered by the court that
the United States marshal for the district l..
OF Washington cause due notice OF SAID
seizure to be made and given and also or
the Information OF libel on file, by caus-
ing the substance of said information or |
libel and of the order of tho court, set
ting forth the date ard place appointed
for trial. to be published in the Post-ln-
teiligencer. a newspaper OF general tsrcu-
lation. printed and published AT SEATTLE, 8
Washington, and. 10 post up the same ~