United States v. Three Packages of Distilled Spirits

AMIDON, District Judge.

This is an information filed by the United States seeking the forfeiture of three packages of distilled spirits for an alleged violation of section 3455 of the Revised Statutes [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2279]. The evidence shows that the distilled spirits in question were produced in the state of Kentucky. When they were withdrawn from the receiving cisterns at the distillery the casks in which they were stored were stamped in accordance with section 3287 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2130], and at the time they were withdrawn from the warehouse the casks were further…