Scharfer v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The cotton was seized in April and May, 1865, by Lieutenant Young, taken to Charleston custom-house, and from there shipped to New York, sold by Simeon Draper, and the proceeds of sale paid into the Treasury of the Dnited States. The claimant was, and is, a loyal alien) gave no aid or encouragement to the rebellion) sympathized with the United States, and gave aid thereto, by contributing to the relief of the Federal soldiers in prison.
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The cotton was seized in April and May, 1865, by Lieutenant Young, taken to Charleston custom-house, and from there shipped to New York, sold by Simeon Draper, and the proceeds of sale paid into the Treasury of the Dnited States. The claimant was, and is, a loyal alien) gave no aid or encouragement to the rebellion) sympathized with the United States, and gave aid thereto, by contributing to the relief of the Federal soldiers in prison. There can be no doubt as to the identity of the cotton. The bills of sale do not say whether it was sea-island or upland cotton. The registry book classifies…
1Opinion of the Court
Milligan, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
This is a claim for fourteen bales of cotton, which it is alleged were seized at Charleston, when tbe city was captured in 1865. Tbe claimant avers that be is a citizen of tbe Kingdom of Hanover, and that be took no part in tbe rebellion, or gave aid or comfort thereto.
Preliminary to tbe consideration of tbe merits of this case, tbe special counsel for tbe United States moves to suppress tbe depositions of John L, Fenwick and James "Wiley. Tbe ground of this motion is, that these witnesses, respectively, testify that they sold tbe cotton in…
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