2893. Adulteration of oysters.     TJ. S. v. 103 Pints, 212 Pints, 290 Pints, 140 Pints,
and 165 Pints of Oysters.   Default decrees of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.     (P.   D.  C.  Nos.   6267,  6585.    Sample Nos.  64391-E to  64393-E, incl.,
87240-E to 87243-E, incl.)
On November 21 and December 23, 1941, the United States attorneys for the 
Southern District of West Virginia and the Northern District of Ohio filed libels 
against 745 pints of oysters at Charleston, W. Va., and 165 pints of oysters at 
Youngstown, Ohio, alleging that the article had been shipped on or about November 
15 and 16 and December 15 and 17,1941, by W. E. Riggin & Co. from Crisfield and 
Princess Anne, Md.; and charging that it was adulterated.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that water had been substituted 
wholly or in part therefor; and in that water had been added thereto or mixed
or packed therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight, reduce its quality or 
strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it was.
On November 29, 1941, and January 21, 1942, no claimant having appeared, 
judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.