United States v. Mulhens

Two different kinds of merchandise are involved in this case. One, an empty glass bottle covered on the outside with willow strands, sometimes referred to as wicker, closely woven around the bottle and tightly drawn, so that none of the glass is visible except about one-half inch at the top. The bottle can not be withdrawn from the willow without destroying or unweaving it. A representative sample of this merchandise is before us. No sample of the other is presented, but it is agreed that it is like the one mentioned, except that it has a metal top. In each case the merchandise was returned…