Jervey v. The Carolina

BEAWLEY, District Judge.

The schooner Carolina, a vessel of the United States, whereof Joseph E. V. Jervey, Sr., is owner, and which is duly enrolled and licensed for the coasting trade under the laws of the United States, sailed from the port of Savannah, in the state of Georgia, on the 18 th day of February, 1895, and, crossing the bar of Charleston about 9 o’clock on the night of the 25th Febrn-*1014ary, reached Palmetto wharf about 3 o’clock on the morning of the 26th, having on board six packages marked “whisky,” and twenty-six •packages marked “vinegar,” which investigation proved to contain…