United States v. Cordero

Montgomery,'Presiding Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court:

Mr. Cordero, as owner, imported a quantity of gin from Antwerp, by way of Habana, to Key West, Fla. • The vessel containing the gin *108arrived at Key West on the 3d of August, but the gin was not unloaded at that date, but was carried through by the vessel to the port of Tampa and returned to Key West on the 6th. On the 4th of August Mr. Cordero presented his entries at the custom-house and was informed that as the gin had not arrived the entry could not be made for immediate consumption. Later, and on the 10th of August, he entered…