United States v. 2802 Cases Scotch Whisky

THOMAS, District Judge.

Two libels, one against the ship and one against the cargo, have been filed and tried together, and will be considered and determined together.

The record shows ■ that the British schooner J. Duffy cleared from Havana for St. Pierre Miquelon, on December 2, 1924, carrying a cargo of liquor. On December 20, 1924, at about 1:24 a. m., she was arrested in Long Island Sound by the Coast Guard Destroyer Downes, in command of F. W. Brown. The exact place where the arrest occurred is doubtful, and in view of the conclusions reached immaterial. I hold that the *427waters of Long…