United States v. 3,599 Bags of Liquor

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The issues presented by the pleadings were tried together and will be considered in one opinion.

The schooner Squanto was seized by the collector of customs on December 19,1925, in the evening, at about 7:35, between Norton’s Point and Craven Shoals, in New York Harbor. It was proceeding without navigation lights toward Staten Island and was not mak*549ing her way toward Quarantine Station, as is required of vessels arriving from a foreign voyage. There were 12 persons aboard, 11 of whom constituted the crew. The other claimed to have been picked up for the purpose of…