Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-07
FREAK SUITS.
Uncle Sam Always Stands up for His
Rights,

Uncle Sam Is busy. inc, nov. s
cuunE numerous freaks s,,its ,r.,ns,
inanimate things and dumh ons,naIs
These helpless lawbreaksr. 40 MI, 80
nun,a,, ,'.. Just as though they were
uu'''an oe,nss. They are imprisoned IN
."e Custody OF the court, and LAWYERS
s,opuent'y recite their misdecds. 70,
'heS are offenders in the unsparine owe
OF the law. i"s eye
The United States ys. "A d;,mo,d
rings is the title OF tho c,so y,h;n,,
VIII decide the status OF tbc p,,;,;nnina
island. II, Is pending before tho s,,n,.n,no
court OF the United States. Tho mis-
ueeos OF thcse rings are so serious and
.ne case against them is 80 complicated
that the most dIgnified i,,d,ci., hodv =,
the land has decided thai n n,us,
scratch it's wise head over ,her, duriny
'he summer vacation.
uncle sam made snug fortune bv
SUNG 10 packages Of diamonds smu,.
s'ed last June through Niagara. A
rev days ago the federal court of the
western New York district sentenced
them to be sold. Thirty-one Thousand
collars were poured into the treasury
us the result of this auction. Uncle
same lately sued five hundred and
eiShty-"ne diamonds. cut, etc" sus-
nected Of having been smugglcd into
Michigan but the district court dis.
missed the case. and thcy were
liberated from the custody of the L. $.
marshal
The United States VS.. one diamond
ana pearl bracelet, one diamond and
pearl brooch with pendant. one pair
diimond and pearl earrings and one
diamond brooch" was tie title of a
case which lately went against tn.
aforesaid jewels in the district court
or New Jersey. They were held
guilty of allowing themselves to he
Smuggled and were sent down to the
auctioneer
Misbehaving cattle have troubled
hde Sam to a serious degree Of late.
he mas arrested and tried no less than
los within the past two years. They
were all accused Of coming into the
country in violation of the quarantine
laws. In these cases it was deemed
impractical Bile to commit the defend
ants to Jail. like common human Of
tenders, or to lock them up in the
marsaafs safe. as the diamond rings
were treated.
The government had to hire pen
wherein they could be kept under con-
slant surveillance and out of the way
of the enterprising journalistic inter-
viewers. There being no docks in the
courts TO suitably accommodate them.
they We're denied an ear in their own
trials and had to intrust their cases
entirely to their counsel. Tie greater
nunbcc were found guilty and sem
fenced to pass under the hammer.
"Th" United States VS.. 1925 pounds
adui'cr9ted asSa foetida" was a sensa-
tional case which lately called forth an
eloquent and profound opinion from
the circuit court Of the eastern district
Of Michigan. The defendant when pro-
ducod before the dignified tribunal
demonstrated so loudly that the
spectators saw fit to clear the court
and take TO the fresh air OF heaven.
The record shows that the honorable
court sentenced the defendant Ito con-
de,ana'ion and destruction
In the federal sunrcmc court is pend
Ing the case of .'rhc United States ".
certain vessels painted white. held for
yiolatin-: the law prohibiting the imp"r-
tations of firearms into Alaska sim
lar case VS.. one certain vessel painted
hight drah was lately decided against
the defendant. and she was n.cuced To
forfeiture and sale.
But when Uncle Sam came to carry
out the decree of the court he found
that she had escaped from the custody
II the authorities. The government mas
sued numerous sch"oncrs. tugs. steam
.rnlf in
years. Cases in which schooner am"
i tug are hcId as defendants. are pend
ing in tho supreme court .
THE United States vs.. ass pairs "f
shoes is an important case now Dctnf'
the district court OF Porto Ricn. ne
defendants are held for a viola tion "i
the customs laws The unitcn S.a' :
IS. one new double wagon Ponds in IN"
district court Of east Michigan. The Dc
PENDANT WAS concealed and brought across
the Canadian borGcr when liable 10 SCI
In New Jersey was recently tried a
faderai case VS. one trunk containint
i've metal belts. one putt box. ahu o!u''
articles seized for non-rayment "i nu,, ,
md another Tvs. one case OF fiFc tiui'N
,,",,ea etc" hold on a similar .charS'
The government versus one Pdchitc nl
j., rtiiicial violet. "onc package ot pei
,Iinery.' ''2SS packages of smoking t"oS' =,
CO... two packages of carly York seed,
..2o,uvtesn bales OF wood, two package,
,t g,asswarc" q? school books, am
ttirty-fOsr bales OF empty S'a''
=, re- ases pending or rcc"ntiy d,si,"S.n -.
in the federal courts. The tniten So, r
nrainst one distiller. is recent inter
nal reyenu" case.
rive photographs were recently, SUI
T., California. u in New Jersey. ana "nv
lot in Porto Rico. All OF these llc, 49,, r,rn
,nc accused Of immortality ana w.. W.
lan,cnced to obstruction by IRE. W
ross of immoral articles, reeen a,iire uSl
,apdants in a Porto Rican case sui'e'co
ike punishment; ,, 60,
..r,;ftv-thrce boxes. each containing ~
,,eis of prepared opium, are neia 10 ,,-
,and,nts in a case now before .He "a
preme court IN Caiitornia t s,,ed ai These
,,rcnared opium were recently sueu
-, scs result. of course, from sinhsS n
r.as of land appear as defenoail,S :.
a ,nv eases bcfore the federal courts ls.
~, me circuit court of RHODE isana va,
III a ~, heard the United states asa,',ni
recen..s I,nus in Jamestown, anu
against certain lands d "a. b9s,Sn in con
tHe ss nrocee,tings. the government
icr,ring their observation-disclosures lih'e'
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