District Court of the United States of America, Southern District of Alabama,

Southern Division. 1931 In Admiralty Case #2220 & 2221 Box 147

U.S.A. vs British Auxiliary Schooner “Deauville” and Order Distributing Liquors.

The court found the “Deauville” guilty of violation of the Tariff Act

The U.S. seized the schooner with the intention of using it for law enforcement, and 1,987 sacks of assorted liquors and 2 bottles of apricot brandy.

Also in the case files is a letter from the Board of Health Mobile, Alabama, Dr. C. A. Mohr stating he sampled the Canadian Club, Hiram Walker & Son, Indian Hill, Huntley Blend, Old Moss, Gold Label Bourbon, Green River & Golden Wedding, liquors were all “straight goods” and safe for medicinal use.

Listed below are the institutions which received sacks of liquor for medicinal purposes.

I researched these institutions [google.com & yellowpages.com] to see if any are still in service and have added what information I found. All were located in Mobile, Alabama unless noted otherwise.

1. Providence Infirmary....... 50 sacks ….. [www.Providencehospital.org] see #8 notes

2. Mobile Infirmary..... 50 sacks ..... [www.mobileinfirmary.org]

3. Atmore General …..30 sacks ….. [Atmore Community Hospital bhcpns.org]

4. Brewton Memorial ….. 30 sacks ….. [possibly dwmmh.org]

5. Maternity Home ….. 5 sacks ….. [possibly Alabama Maternity & Infant Home on Broad St. & St. Anthony St. originally Providence Infirmary] - [allenmemorialhome.net]

6. City Hospital …..50 sacks ….. [found no info]

7. Little Sisters of the Poor ….. 15 sacks ….. [littlesistersofthepoormobile.org]

8. T. B. Santitorium Mobile County ….. 5 sacks ….. [Lakeshore Foundation in Homewood, Ala. ?? lakeshore.org]

9. Benevolent Home, Government St. ….. 5 sacks ….. [found no info]

10. Old Folks Home (Negro) ….. 5 sacks ….. [found no info]

11. Baptist Hospital ….. 50 sacks ….. [1015 Medical Center Parkway, Selma, Ala. 36701]

12. Vaughan Memorial ….. 50 sacks ….. Selma, Ala. [vaughanregional.com]

13. King Memorial, Selma, Ala ….. 50 sacks ….. [found no info]

14. Monroeville Infirmary, Monroeville Ala. ….. 10 sacks ….. [possibly mchcare.com]

15. Board of Health ….. [mobilecountyhealth.org]

16. South Alabama Infirmary Jackson ….. 5 sacks ….. [no info found]

17. Red Cross Mobile ….. 12 bottles of whiskey ….. [redcrossalcoast.org]

18. U. S. Marshals …... handled the distributions & seizures ….. usmarshals.gov/district/al-s/

Notes;

You might also want to contact historicmobile.org and mobileroots.org

Interesting that no further mention was made of the two bottles of apricot brandy.

Admiralty Case # 1363 & 1367 Mobile, Alabama 1912

case # 1363 Standard Oil vs launch S.J.D. #2"
Invoice included file shows 60 gallons of gas was $5.70 and one gallon of kerosine was .08.

case # 1367 Standard Oil Co. vs steamer "Hana"
Standard Oil had the launch "Hana" seized due to an unpaid gas bill of $1.88.
With interest they were awarded $2.03

NARA Admiralty case notes 1912

NARA of Atlanta Admiralty Mobile, Ala. Case Notes Cases #1346, 1348, 1349 in 1912.
Alabama Tent & Awning Co. et al vs Steamer "Electra" [non-payment of invoices]
- Rolf Seeberg Ship Chandlery Co. rented 108 life preservers to Electra at .10 a week
- Adam glass & Co. sold them 20 bunk mattresses at $1.25 ea
- From James McPhillips Grocery Co.
  50 lb tin pure lard $6.00
  5 lb Royal Baking Powder was $2.25
  18 tins of Magnolia Milk $1.80
  6 L.S. Ivory Soap .50
  1 dbl. Defiance Flour $5.75
- From Standard Equipment Co. Mobile, Ala.
  one dozen sheets of emery cloth .40
  7/8 #1 asbestos tape .88
  one 1 1/2lb B.P. hammer .60
- From A.M. Bright Grocery Co. Mobile, Ala.
  3 doz. eggs @ .22.5 each = .68
  3 pa. tooth picks .15
  one gal. of Chow Chow .85
- Enclosed in case files two original bank books from 1911
  one from The Bank of Mobile
  one from Merchants Bank of  Mobile
- From F. Kuppersmith Dr.
  24 quart cans oysters $6.00

Lelia Lewis (female) listed as Seaman her pay was $4.00 a day