United States v. The Geo. E. Wilton
United States District Court
In Admiralty. This is a case of seizure of a vessel captured while engaged in bringing ■Chinese laborers into the United States contrary to law, and a forfeiture is claimed on the ground that the person who had actual possession and command of the vessel was guilty of knowingly violating the statutes of the United States which prohibit such immigration.
1Opinion of the Court
Hanford, J.,
(orally.) The evidence clearly establishes that Mr. Bertram is the owner of the vessel; that the six Chinese laborers who were brought into the United States were so brought by a person unauthorized by him, who at the time had the possession of the vessel without his knowledge or consent, having in fact stolen it from him. And on this .state of facts the question is whether the vessel is to be forfeited to the United States. The statute that has been cited to me contains no provision whatever for the forfeiture of a vessel. However, there is a statute found on page 504 of this…
2Cited by1 opinion
- The CalypsoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916