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THE SYLVIA II

Nos. 61, 62.

28 F.2d 215 (1928)

THE SYLVIA II. UNITED STATES v. CARGO OF LIQUORS AND SEA STORES.

District Court, D. Massachusetts.

August 6, 1928.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick H. Tarr, U. S. Atty., and Ellen L. Buckley, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Boston, Mass.

Wm. H. Lewis and Matthew L. McGrath, both of Boston, Mass., for defendant.

MORTON, District Judge.

These are two libels, the first for forfeiture of the cargo of Sylvia II, and the second for penalties against Thomas, her master, for alleged violations of our customs laws. They were heard together. The facts are as follows:

Sylvia II is a British auxiliary schooner. She sailed from St. Pierre, Miquelon, taking a clearance in ballast for sea. About eight miles out she took on board a cargo of alcohol, under an oral charter, whereby...

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