The Winnie

DICKINSON, District Judge.

This cause well illustrates a type of litigation of late years ever present with us. *654An existing cause of action in fact and in truth; an action brought which has no relation in legal logic to the real fact situation. No one could have a five minutes’ acquaintance with the Winnie and escape the conviction with or without evidence that she was rumrunner, designed, built, rigged, and fully manned and equipped to engage in the trade, if it may be called such, of violating the National Prohibition Law. With legitimate trade or commerce she had absolutely nothing to do.…