U. 8. District Court.
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Nov. a. United States George E. L. Hyan-This
action instituted by the u s. to recovor penalty
alleged to have been incurred by defendent in
qrence of receiving and conceang certain merchandise
subject to seizure for duty happsared in evidence that
person Of the of Lawrence formerly steward Of the
ship Victoria, led at defendants store in Broadway
and inquired If he would authorize him to purchase
csrpeng for him similar to that in the state cabin said
ship, defendant having formerly admired it) To
this defendant agreed, stat ng at the time he
would give him ten shillingsa yard for it Accord
ingly, in February last, when the ship Victoria
returned the said csrpeting was deposited by the stew
ards order IN Defendants store. II subsequently ap
peared that said carpeng had not been entered the
ships manifest and with the connvancs Of the foreman
Of the held had been taken out Of the ship and had arrived
at its destination without paying duty Thereafter the
captain Of the made the circumstance known the
Collector and the steward hereupon called upon defend
int and told him he Qhe sewar would get into trouble
II said goods were not delivered they were accordingly
day given up to the custody of the Commissioner
and thssy fo fitted Present action was brought to
cover double the value ol the carpetpg II put up
in defence that the goods received by the defendant
without any knowledge Of their having illegally
procured that after they had been received they were
not concealed but lying in the amongst other
merchandizehat defendant did send for the goods
nor had he any agency in bringing them to his store
The jury rendered verdict for defendant without leaving
their seats


Mr. Barrett for the United States, W. stoughton for
defendant