The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-03

! The sensational indictments of customs
officials In Alaska told OF In Wednesdays
| Post-iateiligencer I'm a fragmentary dis
| patch brought down on the City Of Seat
| tie. have been sabstantiated by the ar
/ rival OF the George W. E1cer az Astoria.
| The Elder. after leaving Sitka. where the
( indictments were found by the grand jury.
/ touched at Juneau. A few minutes later
| the City OF Seattle left JUNEAU for the
/ south. and there was only time fo- short
/ dispatch 10 be written and put aboard the
/ Seattle. 1t turns out that the indictments
were more numerous than at first report
| ed. and that several citizens not In the
| customs service were also deemed entitled
| TO trials by the grand jury for violating
| the liquor laws OF Alaska.
special dispatch TO the Post-Intelii-
gsneer from Astoria, received late last
night. gives the following additional in
| formation about the scandal:
ASTORIA. Or, June THE Alaskan
steamer George w E4der arrived here this
morning direct from Sitka. Her freight
| consisted of eighty tons of contraband
the United States grand jury had made
some sensational indictments at Sitka In
dictmentS were returned against Deputy
Collector Floyd and Custom inspectors
Halmon. Bei.man, Marauam and CIeaver
Bob Smith. the Portland gambler ana
Skagway brewer. as well as w. T.. Crews
the Juneau attorney, were included in the
list. The specific charge is that the men
indicted had ccnspired 10 rob the gov
eminent and that they had permitted
whisky 10 enter that country upon the
payment Of one dollar per gallon TO The
conspirators. Bob Smith was the manager
Of the business, but Attorney Crews of
Juneau, 4 IS alleged, handled the money
ard the inspectors seized all whisky. 1t
Is claimed unless 1t had a permit from
Crews 10 enter. 'lzle bonds Were fixed at
1880 but the fact OF the indictments
leaked out and all the indicted men dis
appeared except one who furnished bonds
Collector Ivey was not indicted. The jury
was not convinced that he had knowledge
Of what was going on.
others Indicted.
Besides the officials named in the fore
going dispatch il is said that Tom Luke.
an inspector at Skagway, was also indct-
ed. 1t is reported that Luke's offense was
letting in fifteen barrels of whisky and
seventeen barrels OF bottled beer. G. s.
Hannum, until recently the deputy col
iector AZ Juneau. but who was. 1t is said.
removed by Secretary Gage several
months ago for alleged completely In liquor
irregularities. was also included in the
wholesale dragnet OF the jury. Hannum.
II is reported. was at SilKa just before
the indictments were brought in. and he
Went 10 Juneau on Il tug ard, Ii Il said
Immediately left that town for the passes
and got over into the Northwest Territory
before the jury's action got out. lie WAS
lawyer al Juneau before his appoint
ment As deputy collector. Marquam
was removed from his position at Juneau
at the same time as iannum but Col
iector Iyey gave him another position on
the government launch a Sitka.
Tom Kay, one OF the customs officers at
Skagway. has. ii Is said. been removed
by Deputy Collector Floyd since the
grand jury subpoenaed him. and those
who claim 20 know say that Kay and
Floyd must have had difference Of opin-
ion over the administration of the local
office. Kay was removed once before, but
was reinstatei by Collector Ivsy. Ii has
been said that his offense at that time was
seizing sixty kegs or whisky on the
Elder belonging 10 Bob Smith. The story
was that after seizing this liquor Kay
locked IL up ana later met Smiths wagon
hauling II away from the warehouse where
he had stored it.
u. j. Kendall and Locke McKinnon,
saloon keepers Of Juneau, were also before
fEh RI3sl1 July anu presumably LSSStl[fed
against those who were Indicted and also
against Collector Ivcy. II local rumor in
Juneau IS true. Kendall, il Is said. had
something TO 10 with fvey's appointment.
W f.. Crews formerly the law
partner in Juneau Of Hannum and 1yey.
He went 10 Alaska from Seattle some
three years ago and j. well remem heTet
here as having run for superior judge Of
k.ng county on the Democrats ticket He
VAS a candidate Tor a great many other
Offices
~ juneau it il reported that Tvcy has
recently made threats % removing IBSpec-
tor c'Couneu. who lately seized some Of
Rob Smiths liquor on the Elder and r.
fasaea TO release X when ordered by the
collector 70 DO ~. In retaliation for Col
leCFor IS*3' = alleged threat. tae Citjgpns q
Juneau now propose. il IS said. 10 hold a
mass meeting and srnd monster petition
Ia Secretary Gage, com1-frenting oC3n-
neA fer his efficiency aud declaring ana,
o'Eonueil. in their bv}jef viii come ueareT
ia enfUFrlnG thF i348Cr laws fhAu f'aiier5pr
lxev htrnvrif. 1s2s collector has Also !; -
SAID gotten tbe Af&A court Officials AT So
IA down on him rs writ.ag 1a the depart
uV3t az N8shinRJc-. declaring shst II ~
rad q Casst Judge, prosecuting attorney and
marshal thar ~ CouiS enforce the .iaUor
laws hat with tie prsSe NJ officials ne could
d. nothing Collector tScy seems 20 have
cJxue oct a8e.A u fhAse who were SIX
sg hss overthrow &ISoUgn "A passenger
On the Elder said "a juneau tiiaf 1hs grand
fnTy was Sttll 81 session. ivsy went %
Alaska from p1rt}sBf nUt Was formerly a
praetEcing attorney a. Wkatcosr Wash
one cf Collector iVeys customs % Ulcers
az Mrangel - Martin Quinn VINO ran for
congress on The Pcpallsl Ticket against Es-
IlS A the last election ani "a sy7a near beat
ing him, J. X. Mount. chief inspector at
SSagway. Vas also sad - have been a
sAoaGlst in Oregon.
REMEMBER THE MAINE"
II YOU visa % have constant reminder
fse ysTs7r 500, oh-s,fss