Hawthorne v. United States

NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.

On Mareh 28, 1928, national prohibition officers arrested appellants in the state of Maryland, on a road leading into Baltimore. The officers were driving along the road when *317they noted a large truck directly ahead of them. The lights of the government ear were directly on the rear of the truck, and revealed, through a space in the tail gate, what appeared to he drums used to contain alcohol. The agents also noted upon the truck the words, “The E. & S. Transportation Company.” The agents had information to the effect that this company was engaged in transporting…