Bush v. The Conejo

LOWELL, District Judge.

The history of the proceedings in these eases is as follows:

The vessel was seized at Lawley’s Shipyard for violation of her license as a yacht lay bringing liquor into the district of Maine. At the time of her seizure there was no liquor on board. The seizure was made by an official of the Coast Guard Service, who was under instructions to send her to Maine. While in the custody of the Coast Guard, a possessory libel was served on her by Bush, as representative of the owner. The present owner was afterward allowed to intervene. The United States filed a libel of…