Castelo v. United States

The claimant, Jose Lopez y Castelo, is a native of Batangas, P. I. Some time during the year 1896 he purchased the steamer Purísima Concepcion, placing the same in the custody of his elder brother, Manuel Lopez, as his agent. The steamboat was engaged in the transportation of merchandise and made repeated voyages to and from the various ports of the islands, most generally to and from Manila. On December 12, 1901, Brig. Gen. J. F. Bell, in command *225of the Third Separate Brigade, United States Army, then stationed at Batangas, P. I., and actively engaged in the suppression of the Philippine…