The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-23
HEROES CAUGHT
As SMUGGLERS
MBN OF THE WRECKED STEAMER
ASIA TRY TO TAKE SILK
GOODS ASHORE.
lFrom salnIdayls Adyerll.sI.l

nAtt AHutAhB - heroes IN the
wreck Of the Pacific Mail steamship
Asia, and receiving the thanks Of the
passengers for having assisted in get.
ting them to a place Of safety, IL was
cruel fate which met three or four
Of the officers Of the Inflated vessel,
when they walked across the gang.
plank of the Mongolia at the Alakea
wharf and stepped upon the gallery,
there to be met by customs officers
with hands trained to detect Jumps of
contraband merchandise.
Three Of the members of the crew
of the Asia had no sooner stepped
upon the gallery than they found
themselves in custody, first of the
customs inspectors, then of a police
officer, and within half an hour they
occupied cells at the police station, and
today may be charged with smuggling,
They were literally caught with the
"goods on them,' and although the
plumber was not valuable, yet it was
most fragrant violation of the fed
eral laws regarding smuggling, and
was attempted with Collector of Gus
toms Staekable, Deputy Collector
Robert Stackable, United States Dis
trict Attorney Breckons and other on.
cials, as well as bystanders, looking
on while sill1en goods, gold and Jade
rings were taken from the persons of
the smugglers.
Locked in Jail.
Shortly after six O'Clock the men
were taken to the police station, their
names booked, their pockets searched
and in a few minutes they were con-
signed to cells to await this morning,
when they may be arraigned before
the federal judge.
A. E. Cozens, fidst assistant en-
gineer of the Asia; William Allen and
j. ]. johnson, were the thrte men
caught. Cozens was the man who was
mentioned in the first dispatches con-
cerning the Asia Is mishap, as one cap.
tured by the Chinese pirates and held
for ransom, and was later released by
paying 5000. The dispatch was not
altogether correct, although he was held
for short time.
The fact that Water Tender Kohle1
of the S. s. China was so bold as to
march down the gangplank from that
liner last Tuesday with ten tins of
opium concealed about his person, and
was caught while attempting to smuggle
the drug ashore, convinced the customs
authorities that perhaps other steam
ship employees have been in the habit
of doing this same thing and the col
leetor Immediately decided that the
next vessel of the line which entered
the harbor would be given a fine-tooth.
comb scrutiny.
That was the reason why so many
customs officers were on duty on the
wharf and at the gangplanz, and why
the federal officials were personally on
hand.
Rush for Wharf.
The Mongolia was delayed in arriv
ing at the wharf and it was nearly
,fve-thirty o'cloek before the gang
plank was thrown over forming 8
bridge from the ship to the wharf
The Mongolia was crowded with pas
sengers who had been expecting to land
for an hour, and when finally the,orde
was given that the passengers could
land there was a rush for the gang
plank.
It was fashionable crowd which
went over. There were many pretty
women, gowned in the latest foibles OF
fashion and some wore hobbies whicl
were the hobblediest of hobbies seen il
Honolulu since the fashion came into
being. Black slippers with red heels
twilkled across the gangway, and {
divided skirt made its appearance. The
customs officers at the gallery end Of
the gangway watched with narrowed
eyes and finally the first of their quarry
appeared.
Cozens came along with bunch o.
dapper looking men and women, ani
when the hand of an inspector was lait
upon his coat, it fingered for an instan
and then was joined by the left hant
and Immediately Cozens was held ant
other officials called. His shirt wa
opened and there, looking like a 10
of Milady's silk fnery laid over
clothesline was an array of sillSel
goods, scarfs, etc., deftly hung over I
strap which had been passed around hi
chest. 1t was held to his chest tightl,
and there was little chance Of the good
slipping down.
The strap was unbuckled and tn
goods taken out and laid on a table
In one little packet We're two pieces O
J jade and gold jewelry. Police Office
Carter was called and the man wa
placed in charge
Ladies' Stockings.'
Immediately afterward another Gus
toms inspector found William Allei
with bulging chest and from the in
side Of his shirt was taken an ARA.
of beautiful silk stockings ladies'
stoekinps-some embroidered with for
get-me-nots. Then johnson was the mex
victim and a hot Of pongee silk wa
discovered on his person.
Another young man had larg
square of black silk, on which had bee
worked, in embroidery silk, the Ameri
can flag with tho eagle rampant.
The searching of the men wa
watched by dozens Of bystanders VIII
had been waiting for friends. II wa
an unusual spectacle, and 1t gave OF
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