¶1The thing taken was property and the subject of larceny. The owner might forfeit and lose the property, if upon proper legal process it should appear that it was procured and held for an illegal purpose, but only upon such proof, and in the method the law points out. Commonwealth v. Rourke, 10 Cush 397. Ewings v. Walker, ante, 95. ‘ Exceptions overruled.
75 Mass. 139
Commonwealth v. Coffee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 15, 1857
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1857-10-15
Indictment for larceny of six gallons of brandy at Townsend in this county.
Decided 1857-10-15