United States v. Sischo
District Court, W.D. Washington
At Raw. Action by the United. States against .Wesley L. Sischo.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
The defendant, Wesley L. Sischo, was tried for a violation of Act Feb. 9, 1909, as amended January 17, 1914 (section 8801, Comp. St.), convicted, sentenced, and is now serving a term of years in the penitentiary for smuggling opium prepared for smoking from British Columbia into the United States. The opium and the boat in which it was smuggled have been forfeited. The Customs Department under section 2809, R. S. (section 5506, Comp. St.), imposed a penalty of $6,400 upon the defendant, and this suit was begun under section 15 pf Act June 22, 1874 (section 5803, Comp.…
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