The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-25
The BORDER
COLLECTOR Or cUsTosls HoEy Is
ACCUSED OF HAVING SNUG
GLI1D MANY CHINESE
FRAUDS At NoaALEs, AR1z.
Officials OF the Treasury Depart
nent Claim to Have Conclusive
Evidence Against Alleged
Conspirators.

WASHINGTON, Aug. M.-ProbabIv tho
most important arrests ever made in con
nection with the smuggling across tho
Mexican border into the T2nifsd S+a tI.e
We're made Yesterday in Arizona. when
Wllilam NJ. Hoey, collector of customs at
Nog9les; y. +. Jcsey, an inspector: Frank
FioW, q Chlnaman living in NogaIes ana
Chlnaman living at Clifton, Mex. lust
across tie border from NogaIes were TAX
eE-lnto custody by special agents OF the
treasury and secret service operatives.
Cther arrests are expected to follow with
III d Gay or two. 1t is stated that with
S"o or thFee exceptions the whole Gus
toms and administration officials at No
gales are involved. Some time ago an
othcer OF the treasury department having
NoSales as his headquarters wrote the
department that he had reason to believe
the whole official department at that Point
was corrupt, and that Cinnamon il. large
numbers were being snuggled across the
boroer for a consideration. A secret serv-
ice operative was sent there at once, and
plans were laid TO secure evidence
against the persons under suspicion. Sew
eral Cinnamon were furnished money ana
sent to buy their way through the Off
cial Gordon.
WHAT IT COST.
This was accomplished without Difficult
ty' the price demanded being from $50
TO $40 The secret service man also ar
ranged with one or two employees whose
honesty had been tested to go into the
Collectors ONCE at a certain time and
demand share of the money being re-
ceIVed from the Cinnamon and to be ad-
mItted into the combination. so that thew
might get their share of the proceeds on
future deals. This was reluctantly agreed
to, and considerable. sums of money were
handed over in the presence and full hear
flls OF secret service man, who had pre-
viously secreted himself in an office close
by. The officials soon found that those
OF the Cinnamon who presented check
marked with the letters "A W. We're
allowed to proceed without ques ton. wnfIa
those having checks that did not bear this
cabalistie mark We're turned back without
ceremony.
Later on it was developed that the let
ter "A on a certificate Indicated that
the amount desired had been paid.
Several Cinnamon presented marks made
on their checks by secert service men
The utmost care was maintained to Sc
cure positive proof against the men un-
der suspicion. special United States
deputy attorney, who has been detailed
70 prosecute the prisoners, has arrived.
Hoey was appointed collector about year
and half ago. His home is in Muncie.
Ind. Josey was appointed from WASH
ngton state. When Hoey was appointed
he Went to Washington to secure details
as to his duties, ard at that time Secre-
tary. Gage had a talk with him as TO
the duties Of a public Official He was
cautioned to avoid temptation to wrong
doing, and told that to a certain extent
the honor of the government was in his
hands. Secretary Gage explained that his
predecessor at Nogaies had been displaced
because of certain alleged violations of
civil service law and regulations. and
warned him that his hands must at all
times be clean and above suspicion, for
his own honor and that of his country
The number Of Cinnamon brought in
through the croOkedness of the NogaIes
officials is not known, but it is believed
to be large. A special officer has been
sent to Nogales to take charge if he
finds it necessary.
STORY IS DENIED.
A dispatch was received in this city by
a personal friend of Hoey, dated Phoenix.
Ariz., and signed Hoey, denying the re
ports Of misconduct. and saying that he
had not been arrested, and Furthermore
that he had been in Phoenix for a week.
This statement was shown to the treas
ury officials who said it did not accord
with their information, which carae from
both Phoenix and Nogales, and said the
collector was under arrest
PHOENIX, Ariz, Aug. 24-WilHam NJ.
Hoey, collector of customs at Nogales,
left for that place tonight on a call from
Mclean Lennoore, special assistant to At
torney General Knox 1t is understood
that LemoOre holds warrant for the ar
rest Of Hoey and B. f. Jossey, Chinese
Inspector, charged with smuggling of Chi
nese from Mexico into the United States.
He was accompanied by Assistant United
States Attorney Bennett When shown
the Washington dispatch stating that a
big conspiracy for smuggling Chinese in
which he and Jossey We're implicated. had
been unearthed, HOey declared that there
was no truth in the charges.
Il have not been arrested and do not
believe 1 will be- said he. mo snug
Cling has been done through Nogales
during my term. More Cinnamon have
been deported from my district than any
ether, with one exception"
The implication of HOey caused a big
sensation 1t has long been known that
secret service officials were Iaboring to
stop the smuggling OF Cinnamon, but
with little success. Sevedal Cinnamon
have been captured and deported, but
many more and many Chinese girls have
been brought across the border. There
has been no public opinion that the Gus
toms officials were implicated.
IS A LABOR LEADER.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 24.--WiIGam
NJ. Hoey, arrested at NogaIes, was ap-
pointed from Muncie, Ind, where ne was
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