When the str. President Jefferson arrived about noon on Tuesday she was boarded by Customs officers in search of smuggled arms and ammunition, and @ further haul was made, though not so great as the seizure made last week on board the President Pierce.
On the present occasion 10 automatic pistols and 700 rounds of ammunition were discovered. They had been placed in such a position as to be easy of removal, whilst at the same time making it impossible for the officials to trace any owner or person in charge of the consignment.
Following upon the discovery of Tuesday, the Customs on Weilnesday maintained a careful watch on the vessel. About 8 a.m. the officer on watch noticed a suspicious-looking character leave the vessel and followed him, the result being that the man immediately took te his heels. During the pursuit, he threw a Mauser revolver into a creek, and ancther one into the shop of a ship's compradore in the Broadway. This latter move was a piece of strategy which saved the fugitive, for he got clear away while his pursuer went into the Shop to recover the revolver.
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