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| Year | Stories |
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| 1893 | 3 |
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| 1895 | 1 |
7 stories matching loftus
- The Customs Inspector with a Paper Trail
How a Seattle customs official’s history of corruption and confession led to a suspicious opium smuggling sting.
- Smuggling Ring Exposed at Port Townsend
A customs inspector is accused of taking bribes to let opium cross the border, revealing a deeper scandal within the agency.
- The Long Arm of the Law: Opium Smuggler Jack Ford Captured in Seattle
After months on the run, Jack Ford was arrested aboard the steamer Rosalie for smuggling opium, and will face charges in Tacoma.
- Crackdown on Opium Smuggling
A federal grand jury indicts four men, including a longtime steamer employee, for smuggling large quantities of opium into the region.
- Two Chinese Men, Forged Papers, and the Exclusion Law's Long Reach
Federal officers in Seattle charged Wah Ah Ling and Wang Chong with being in the country illegally, setting off a paper chase over certificates, residence and a Washington Street address.
- A Wealthy Englishman's Opium Run Ends in a Tacoma Jail
Jack Forbes, a young man with a family allowance and a taste for risk, is jailed after two trunks of opium are traced to a Tacoma hotel.
- The Silk in Her Bustle: A Port Townsend Smuggling Arrest
A customs inspector grows suspicious of Mrs. M. E. Collins’s unusually pronounced bustle aboard the City of Kingston—and finds a bolt of contraband silk.