Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-20
MONGOLIA Yielded MANY
Scattering Tins OF DOPE
Big Liner Secured From Bridge to Bge Tanks-Three Euro.
peans from Asia Crew eau ght With the Goods-Released
This Morning-lnter- Island Steamer Movements-Lyle
Has Piece of Sword That unctured Steamer Hall.

A persistent search maintained by
almost the entire stan OF customs in
spectors and watchmen during theI
stay of the Pacific Mail liner Mongo-
liza at the port resulted in large box
containing numerous tins of opium
being confiscatcd and brought to tho
office of the collector for safekeep-I
ing.
There was more than one employee
of the steamship company who left
Honolulu this morning carrying away
the opinion that this port Is becom-
ing decidedly too warm for future
attempts to smuggle contraband such
as opium, or ether valuable articles,
There are none that know this any
better than Messrs A. f. Couzens,
william Allen and ]. J. Johnson, three
surviving members of the crew of the
Pacific Mail steamer Asia, now wreck
ed, who were being returned to San
Francisco as passengers in the Mon
golia.
These men were placed under ar
rest last evening for having made an
unsuccessful attempt to land guam
tity of jade jewelry, silk In bolts and
articles Of wearing apparel.
Men Are Important Witnesses.
The trio of Asia crew that fell into
the net spread for them by Collec-
tor of Customs Stackable and United
States District Attorney Breckons
were REFUSED Just prior to the sail
ing of the Mongolia. this morning up
on a plea for mercy made by Captain
Harry Gaukroger, the former master
Of the doomed Asia. The skipper
went before Attorney Breckons and
asked the release OF the men, declar-
ing that they were important wit
nesses for hearing which was to be
held by the British Board of Under
writers at San Francisco. Immediately
following the arrival of the officers
and crew.
II Is understood that a guarantee
was forthcoming that resulted In the
local Federal officials liberating the
men from custody and placing them
on board the Mongolia this morning.
Should their presence be required
here, they will be returned
The attempt made to land the plum
der followed the lowering Of the gang
plank last evening. With the passen-
gers came a number of former MEM
bers of the Asia European stan. At
the wharf end of the gangway WAS
stationed a number of customs mon
some in uniform others In plain
clothes. They made 1t their business
to gently but quickly pass their hands
around the body of each of the steam
ship men. The touch soon revealed
some unusual increase In avoirdupois
and further inquiry brought to light
under Couzens short jacket. array Of
ladies finery deftly suspended from a
starp that was affixed to his Shout
ders. A search OF Johnson and Allen
resulted In some Jade jewelry and Il
small bolt of thin pongee silk being
brought to light. The men were i'm
mediately placed under arrest des-
pite the endeavor OF some of the Mon
golia officers in an effort to square
matters with the customs inspectors.
The wharf was crowded with spec
tators while on board the ship were
little clusters Of steamship men who
watched proceedings with unusual in
terest
Notwithstanding that general
search was made OF all persons con-
nected with the ship who essayed the
wharf, nothing further rewarded the
watchfulness OF the inspectors.
Stackable's Busy Day.
Collector Staokable and his several
deputies had mad and merry time
last evening and this morning. The
collector was at the wharf before
three o'clock this morning. He had
his men visit the bowelry of the Mon
golia and before the inspection and
research was concluded. the bilge
tanks were pumped out with the ex-
pectation that some contraband opium
might be found secreted there, The
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