The sun., 1901-08-26
SMUGGLING IN CHINESE
An Extensive Conspiracy Unearthed
at NOgales, A. 7.
BROUGHT In FROM MEXICO.
The Collector of Customa, Immi-
grant Inspector and others 1m-
pIicnted Are Arrested-Frnuds
Are Thought to he Large.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Probably the
most important arrests ever made In
connection with the smuggling of Chi
nese across the Mexican border into
the United States have just been made
In Arizona when William NJ. Hoey. col
lector of customs Mt Nogales; b. #. JOS
sey, an immigrant inspector; Frank
How, a Chinaman living in Nogales,
and another Chinaman living at Cliff
ton, Mexico, just across the border
from Nogales, were taken into custody
by special agents of the treasury and
secret service officers. Other arrests
are expected to follow within day or
two. 1t Is said that with two or three
exceptions the whole customs and i'm
migration administrations at Nogales
are involved.
Some time ago an official of the treas
Jury department having Nogales as his
Headquarters wrote to the department
#that he had reason to believe the ofli-
cinl force Mt that point was corrupt and
that Chinese In large numbers were
being smuggled across the border for a
consideration. A secret service officer
lald to secure evidence against the per-
Bons under suspicion.
Several Cinnamon were furnished
with money and sent on to buy their
way through the official Gordon. This
was accomplished without difficulty
the price demanded being from $50 to
$500. The secret service men also ar
\ ranged with one or two employees
whose honesty had been tested to go
into the collectors Office ut certain
y time and demand a share of the money
received from Chinumen and to be nd-
mittcd into the combination so that
they might get their share Of the pro-
\ ceeds of future deals. This was reluc-
tantly agreed to, and considerable
# sums of money were handed over In
y the presence and full hearing of Sc
cret service man who had previously
secretod himself In an office near by.
How Proof Was Secured.
A The officials soon found that China
men who presented certificates marked
with the letter "A" were allowea Ia
X proceed without question, while those
having certificates that did not beal
this cabalistic mark We're turned back
y without ceremony. Later on 1t was
learned that the letter "A" on certifi
( cate Indicated that the amount demand
4 ed had been paid. Several Chinamel
We're sent through with the requisite
A marked on their certificates made
by one of the secret service men. III,
S utmost care and secrecy were main
tanned from the first to secure positiv,
proof against each man under suspi
~ cion. 4 special United States attorne,
n will be detailed to prosecute the pei.
"A SONS arrested
Hoey was appointed collector about /,
year and a half ago. His home Is ii
n Muncie, Ind. .Iossey came from th
state of Washington. " hen Hoey re
ceived his appointment. he came t
Washington to receive instructions a
10 his duties, and Secretary Gage talk
ed with him on the duty OF public Off
cials. He was cautioned to avoid ever
temptation to wrongdoing and told tha
~ to certain limited extent the homo
of the government was placed in hi
hands. Secretary Gage explained tina
his predecessor at Nogales had been II
moved because of certain alleged viola
tions of the civil service laws and regl
lations and warned him that his admin
istration of the office must be at N
times clean and above suspicion, for Iii
own honor and that Of the country.
52 The number of Cinnamon who hay
bought their way into the United State
Through the connivance of the Nogale
officials is not known, but 1t Is believe
to be large. A special agent has bee
ordered to Nogales to take charge Z
the office if he finds ii necessary.