United States v. Soderberg

WOOLSEY, District Judge.

These libels are dismissed,' without costs.

I. The Sebastopol, a trawler, of St. Johns, Newfoundland, was seized by Coast Guard officers of Coast Guard vessel No. 145> on August 11,1927, in the Narrows, between the Upper and Lower New York Bays, at about 2:30 a. m. whilst masquerading- under the name of the Westmoreland, of Norfolk.

When the Sebastopol was boarded, a man named Donald McDonald, representing- himself as her master, produced her register, which gave her true name and home port as above, and, on being asked if he had cargo, admitted that he had a liquor…