Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-08-27
SMUGGLING plot Barred.
Customs officials at Nogales, Ariz.,
Arrested for Illegally Adj
hitting Chinese.
MANY ARE INVOLVED IN THE FRAUDS.
william NJ. Hoey. Collector of Cu.-
toms at That Place, Among Those
Arsestcd-wns Appointed from In
diann-Chinalhen Used ms Detcc-
tivex to Ferret Out Frauds.

Washington. Aug. 26.-Prohably the
most important arrests ever made in
connection with the smuggling OF Chi
nese across the Mexican border into
the United States were made Friday
in Arizona when William NJ. Hoey, col
lector of customs at Nogales; 3. y.
Jossey, an immigrant inspector;
Frank How, Chinaman living in
Nogales, and another 'Chinaman living
at Clifton, Mexico. just across the bor-
der from Nogales, were taken into GUS
tody by special agents of the treasury
and secret service operatives. Other
arrests are expected to follow within
a day or two.
Many Involved In Plot.
1t is stated that with two or three
exceptions the whole customs and inn
migration administrations at Nogales
are involved. Some time ago an Of
fetal of the treasury department hav-
ing Nogales as his headquarters wrote
the department that he had reason to
believe the official force at that point
was corrupt, and that Chinese in large
numbers were being struggled across
! the border for consideration. "A Sc
i cret service operative was sent there
/, at once and plans laid to secure evis
, dence against the persons under sus-
picion.
Chinnnen Used a. Detectives.
| Several Cinnamon were furnished
with money ard sent on to buy their
way through the official Gordon, This
was accomplished without difficulty,
the price demanded being from $50 to
!, 5000 The secret service men also ar
I ranged with one or two employees
whose honesty had been tested to &c
into the collectors Office at a certain
time and demand share of the money
a beng received from Cinnamon and IL
Q be admitted into the combination, sc
, that they might get their share of the
proceeds of future deals. This was re,
: lnctantly agreed TO and considerable
sums of money were handed over il
! the presence and full hearing of a Sc
i cret service man who had previously
!. secreted himself in nearby Office
!; closet The officials soon found thai
! Cinnamon who presented a certificate
n marked with the letter A were allowed
.. to proceed without question, while
! those having certificates that did no
> bear this cabalistic mark were turned
back without ceremony.
Il Later on 1t was developed that thu
letter a on a certificate indicated 1ha
the amount demanded had been paid
Several Cinnamon were sent through
T with the requisite mark on their Ger
s tificates made by one of the secre
l. service men. The utmost care and Sc
!. crecy was maintained from the first /.
n secure positive proof against eachma
1 under suspicion. A special Unite
& States attorney will be detailed t.
). prosecute the persons arrested
4 F1oey was appointed collector about
g |gear and half ago
The number OF Cinnamon who hap
:. bought their way into the Unite
d States through the connivnnce OF tn
y Nogales officials is not known, but
d is believed to be large. Aspecal ager
II has been ordered to Nogales to TAX
g charge of the Office if he finds it ne,
IS essary.