Show Opium Shipment Here Found in Trunks Going East r v i. i I j rec 5 I c 7 I gi r p P v- v r A w r rr 4 tv a T. T r. r Thomas left local United States customs collector and J. J T. T Kas- Kas musson mussen chief deputy examining trunk cont containing opium confiscated yes yes- Mr Thomas holds a box of opium and an opium pipe In iii his hand band Officials Disregard Objections Objections Made by Railroad Employees Acting on a tip lip from rom rota the coll collector tor of customs for the port of Los Angeles who wired him the tho check numbers of or two tuo trunks thought to con contain lain opium being smuggled sled across the tho country T. T F r. Thomas government Jo collector of customs otis cus toms for Salt Lake CIt City yesterday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon boar boarded d Salt Lake Route train No 1 S Sand and se seized selred ed the tho two tO trunks in one ono of ot which he lie found opium valued it is said at nt more than fOO Mr Thomas was accompanied by David Dl Thomas deputy marshal J. J F. F Cn chief deputy customs collector and a reporter for tor THE TELEGRAM TELE TELE- GRAM GRAU The Tho seizure was vas ns made without a n search or seizure warrant or other authority other than the dispatch from Los Angeles tind tho the official badges Mr Thomas having been told yesterday morning morning- that a l collector of or customs needs no 10 papers papera In order to make B seizures of or trunks believed to contain contraband goods Baggage officials o of ot tho tIm Salt Lake Route were vere notified ed at noon of the tIle IntentIon intention In- In to make moko tho the 8 seizure and these officials declared that the baggage b. would not be surrendered without proper papers or duplicates of or the trunk checks Mark Johnston baggage a agent ent conferred with Dana T T. Smith counsel for the Salt Lake Route oute in re regard to lo the question Mr Ir Smith told Mr Ir Johnston not to release tho the baggage baggage- unless proper Droner papers were shown n Issued b by the tho United States court or other authority When the train pulled into tho the station Collector Thomas Deputy Marshal Marshai haJ Thomas and Deputy Deput sen Rasmus-sen en quickly swung themselves Into the tho baggage o CArand car carand carand and began an examination of th the trunks When hen the officers showed their badges Baggage sage Agent ent Johnston made no effort to 0 prevent tho the seizure but made it plain that hat they thoy took the trunks under his formal fornal for- for mal nal protest The officials Is tossed the trunks from tho the train rain and arid one was opened with Ith a a. ke key A V search failed to disclose an any opium or other contraband and It was as strapped and again placed on the train The other trunk was taken to the depot where another key being found to fit It It It t was as opened A square lea lead box filled tIlled with read ready prepared opium smoking m pills pili a bottle containing perfumed opium gum Im a pipe and a tin Un box boic of ot pills were discos discos' ere ered Mr Ir Thomas rhoma estimates th tho opium at ot Its Us present price to lo be worth more than han OO and says sas that there arc are per per- Imps haps lapa a million dreams In the boxes of or oI opium lum pills pIUs The trunk contained ln d clothing litera ture ure pictures and letters and was evIdently evidently evi evI- dently tho property of oC Tho The dispatch received yesterday mornIn morning morn- morn In ing ng regard regarding In the opium was n signed by Collector Elliott of or Los Loa and stated stat- stat ell ed d that the two suspected trunks were consigned l to p Pa When hen the opium was as found Mr IT Thomas immediate immediate- II 1 wired TIred the result to Elliott and al also o re requested requested re- re quested the Pittsburg collector to have Ve havethe ho tho persons personA arrested who ho claimed the first trunk runk there It Ills la is thought thou that thit the tue opium Va was vas smuggled across the tho Mexican line rind and was shipped out before the tho Ix Los s Angeles An An- seles geles government go men learned of It it The Tho penaltY for tor Importing opium Is a fine and two years In prison This Thise Is e the first Important contraband seizure to o be rondo made by the local customs custom house |