United States v. One Bay Horse & One Bugg

KOHESAAT, District Judge.

Lottie Chaney makes application to the court for the return to her of her horse and buggy seized and claimed as forfeited by the government as property found and used on the premises of her husband, Morris Chaney, and other parties, who *208have pleaded guilty to the violation of the statutes in. regard to the sale and manufacture of oleomargarine. The proceeding was instituted under section 17 of the act of August 2, 1886, c. 840, 24 Stat. 209 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2234], which provides “that whenever any person engaged in carrying on the business of manufacturing…