New-York tribune., 1909-03-02
FIND SMUGGLING PLOT
CHINESE TELL HOW THEY
GOT INTO COUNTRY.
Vel Organized System Indicated
in Confessions Obtained by
Federal Inspectors.

The first threads OF web Of evidence against
, veil organized system for smuggling China
NO, into this country which the Department OF
commerce and Labor has been trying 10 pick
-, for some time were obtained yesterday by
Harry r Sisson in the testimony Of Moy Lee
.,d Wong Sieu. who were caught on Sunday
.-o-ning as trey were being smuggled ashore
-, +he Harnburg-American liner Prinz Sigis-
rnund-
Through the confessions made yesterday by
- cbgnsnnen TO Mr. Sisson. who is chief in
-,or Of the Chinese bureau in this city, at No.
= state street the farreaching influence Of the
.,izatiou was made known and some unusual
-.velations concerning the methods OF the sys-
,o-, we're noted by the chief inspector.
Tt u-ss said yesterday that for many months
che Department Of Commerce and Labor had
been watching closely several steamers in the
vice between New York and the West Indies
= ,h,c5 searnen were believed TO have been
..t-- eS agents Of the system. Notwithstand-
t. +be close watch. the agents managed TO
-. 5s1ection IN their efforts TO get Cinnamon
into this port
H., ,-ren Edward A Seabrooke, the negro in
.,- m tbe staff Of Deputy Surveyor Coneys,
,sn+,,-ed Lorenzo Cardo. the italian storekeeper
- .b Hamburg American liner Prinz Sigis-
,,5 IN the act Of taking the two Cinnamon
,sbore at 4:45 g. m on Sunday. the chief in
re-
cleur TO begin prosecutions.
,-s-5o was taken before Commissioner Shields
yesterday. bv Lieutenant BURNER. of the Deputy
c,,-rsvor's staff. and for a time II was unde-
rt5ed whether he should be prosecuted by the
Treasury Department or the Department Of
Commerce and Labor. On advice Of the District
Attorneys Office the lieutenant turned over the
r-isoner to the Chinese bureau, and Commis-
sioner Shields held Cardo in $1,000 bail for ex-
animation on Saturday at 1880 g. m The Ital-
ian was not represented by counsel and as no
one volunteered to give bond for him he was
locked up in the Tombs.
When CaTdo was taken TO the offices Of the
Chinese Bureau the two Cinnamon, who had
been brought from Ellis Island. were undergo
ing sn examination by Inspector Sisson The
Italian was sent into another room. and an 1tal-
an interpreter and inspector made an effort
10 get from him the story of how he came to
bring the Cinnamon to this country.
Through two interpreters. Moy Lee and Wong
gieu told the chief inspector that they had come
from China by way OF Canada having travelled
ove-iand TO Montreal They came from that
city to New York. but the chances for keeping
them under cover here were not good then and ,
tbev booked passage for Kingston, Jamaica
7bs Cinnamon said that they wanted TO get to
chinatown in this city. From their testimony
4. 1res learned that q man in Newark was con-
p.cted With the smuggling system. and the off,
cIsls expect TO get him to-day
On arrival at Kingston the Cinnamon said that |
thev were met by another Chinaman, an agent |
- the svstern. who cared for them and assisted /
them on board the Prinz Sigismund when she !
,ton,ed at Kingston They said that the Ital- /
.s7 storekeeper hid them IN the storer6om. and +
,rs. their names we're not recorded the ships 1
manifest. !
When the steamer reached Savanilla- Colon
b;s the men were put ashore, where they waited |
untl the Sgisrnund again made port before
sailing for New York They were smuggled /
ssaiu into the storeroou. where they were con-
oesIed they said, by the italian until the
steamer arrived at this port
When the testimony Of the Cinnamon had
been taken the chief inspector turned his at
tsution to Cardo. He said that the third officer
OF the Prtnz Sigismund. who was supposed TO
hs on watch when be took the Cinnamon ashore
on Sunday morning. was not on deck Cardo
said that there Quartermaster on the
EanFway 70 prevent him taking the Cinnamon
10 the pier.
The capture Of the Italian and the Cinnamon !
By Inspector Seabrooke is said 20 be the first
link IN chain Of evidence that Il LIZ expected
VIII lead to many arrests. some as far away
the Canadian border the Pacific Coast
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