Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-19
SOME FREAK CASES.
PECULIAR SUITS U. S. HAS TAKEN
INTO COURT.
Uas sued Dumb Animals and InAnimnte
objects and hs Result Has Greatly
Enriched the National Treasury
Jewelry Found Guiity.

JeweIry Found Gunty.
BY following his rigid rule OF for
ever standing up for his rights, Uncle
Sam becomes involved in some peculiar
cases. On numerous occasions. for in
stance. he has sued inanimate objects |
and dumb animals, and as a result the |
treasury is greatly benefited He is |
busy. just now. prosecuting numerous |
freak suits against inanimate things |
and animals. These helpless lawbreak |
breakers are held as defendants. just
as though they were human beings
They are imprisoned in the custody OF
the court. and lawyers eloquently re-
cite their misdeeds, for they are Of
tenders in the unsparing eye OF the
law
Uncle Sam made a snug fortune by
suing fifteen packages OF diamonds
smuggled last June through Niagara.
few days ago the federal court OF the
western New York district sentenced
them to be sold. Thirty-one thousand
dollars were poured into the treasury
as IHe result vi lulS uuCllbH. iuNlO
Sam lately sued 1881 diamonds, cut,
etc" suspected OF having been SNUG
gled into Michigan. but the District
court dismissed the case. and they
were liberated from the custody OF the
/ United States marshal. The United
States VS.. one diamond and pearl
/ bracelet, one diamond and pearl brooch
/ with pendant one pair diamond and
pearl earrings and one diamond
brooch" was the title of a case which
lately went against the aforesaid jew
els in the district court OF New Jer-
sey. They were held guilty for allow
| ing themselves to he smuggled and
were sent down to the auctioneer
| Misbehaving cattle have troubled
| Uncle Sam to a serious degree OF late
He has arrested and tried no less than
/ 1923 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
/ impracticable to commit the defend
ants to jail like common human Of
tenders, or to lock them up in the
marshal's safe. as the diamond rings
were treated. The government had to
hire a pen wherein they could be kept
under constant surveillance and out
of the way of the enterprising jour
nalistic interviewers. There being no
docks in the courts to suitably accom-
modate them, they were denied an ear
in their own trials and had to entrust
their cases entirely to their counsel.
The greater number were found guilty
and sentenced to pass under the ham
mer. THE United States vs.. 1,736
pounds adulterated assafoetida" was a
sensational case which lately called
forth an eloquent and profound opin-
ion from the circuit court of the east
ern division of Michigan. The defend
ant when produced before the digniiiad
tribunal demonstrated so loudly that
the spectators saw fit to clear the
court and take to the fresh air of hea-
ven. The records show that the hon
orable court sentenced the defendant
ito condemnation and destruction" In
the federal supreme court is pending
the case of the United States VS.. GER
tain vessels painted white" neld for
violating the law forbiddng the impor-
tation of firea. rs into Alaska. A
similar case "vs one certain vessel
painted light drab,' was lately decid-
ed against the defendant and she was
sentenced to forfeiture and sale" But
when Uncle Sam came to carry ou'
the decree of the court he found that
she had escaped from the custody ol
the authorities. The government has
sued numerous schooners, tugs steam
boats and other water craft in recent
years. Cases in which schooner ant
a tug are held as defendants are pend
ing in the supreme court. Five photo
graphs were recently sued in Califor
mia. twenty-one in New Jersey AM
"one lot" in Porto Rico All of thes,
pictures are accused OF immortality. ant
were sentenced to destruction b.
fire" "One gross OF immoral articles.
recently defendants in a Porto Rical
case, suffered like punishment.
Areas of land appear as defendant
in many cases before the fedora
courts. In the circuit court Of Rhod
Island was recently heard "the Unite'
States against certain lands in James
!, town" and against certain lands II
Boston Neck" These properties wer
defendants in condemnation proceed
!, ings. the government desiring thei
! use.