BUNNELL, District Judge.
Our statute provides in section 2488 of the Compiled Daws of Alaska:
“That a search warrant cannot be issued but upon probable cause, shown by affidavit, naming or describing the person, and describing me property and the place to be searched.”
And section 2489 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska provides:
“That the magistrate must, before issuing the warrant, examine on -oath the complainant and any witnesses he may produce and take their depositions in writing, and cause them to be subscribed by the parties making them.”
The Fourth .and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been the subject of many judicial decisions of recent date, and a reference thereto for the law to be applied by the court in the present instance is all that seems necessary. Weeks v. United States, 232 U. S. 383, 34 Sup. Ct. 341, 58 L. Ed. 652, L. R. A. 1915B, 834, Ann. Cas. 1915C, 1177; Silverthorne Lbr. Co. v. United States, 251 U. S. 385, 40 Sup. Ct. 182, 64 L. Ed. 319; Gouled v. United States, 255 U. S. 298, 41 Sup. Ct. 261, 65 L. Ed. 647; Veeder v. United States, 252 Fed. 414, 164 C. C. A. 338; United States v. Maresca (D. C.) 266 Fed. 725; United States v. Rykowski (D. C.) 267 Fed. 866; United States v. Kelih (D. C.) 272 Fed. 484; State v. Peterson, 27 Wyo. 185, 194 Pac. 342, 13 A. L. R. 1284; State v. District Court, 59 Mont. 600, 198 Pac. 362; People v. Mayhew, 214 Mich. 153, 182 N. W. 676; People v. Halveksz, 215 Mich. 136, 183 N. W. 752.
The affidavit of Special Officer Seneff to procure the search [416]*416warrant in question was entirely upon information and belief, with the exception that he states as a fact that the said Herman Schreck made inquiries as to the- price of sugar per ton. He does not state when, where, from whom, or under what circumstances this inquiry was made. It may have been years ago, outside the territory of Alaska, and, from one not having sugar for sale, or it may have been recently, in this precinct, and from some one specializing in preparing outfits for violators of the law. Bearing in mind that a search warrant cannot be issued but upon probable cause, shown by affidavit, then the showing of probable cause is limited to the fact that the petitioner herein once upon a time made inquiry as to the price of sugar per ton.
In 24 R. C. R. p. 707, it is stated:
“As a general rule, constitutional and statutory provisions relating to search warrants prohibit their issuance except on a showing of probable cause supported by oath or affirmation. The magistrate cannot arbitrarily issue the warrant. He must require a prima facie case to be made by some responsible person before he has any power to authorize the invasion of private property. The question of probable cause does not depend on whether the offense had been committed in, fact, or whether the accused is guilty or innocent, but on the affiant’s belief based on reasonable grounds.”
In resisting the petition the government has undertaken to show that the petitioner impliedly consented to a search of his property because he did not make objection. The officer at the time of making the arrest advised the petitioner that he had a search warrant and the nature of the charge against him. The petitioner, it seems, took a few steps towards the officer, and, when within about 12 feet of the officer, the officer, fearing resistance, covered him with a double-barrel shotgun. The petitioner was taken' to Fairbanks and lodged in jail. The evidence failed to show any consent on the part of the petitioner to the search of his premises.
The search warrant is shown to have been issued without probable cause, and is therefore illegal and void. The property seized thereunder by the United States 'marshal will be returned to the petitioner, and evidence concerning the same gained by reason of the illegal search, if offered at the trial of the defendant upon the information upon which he is now held, will be suppressed..
[417]*417Application for Writ of Error.
Certain personal property was taken from the possession of the defendant by Deputy Marshal Buckley. The defendant came into this court by petition for the return of the said personal property. The United States filed an answer to defendant’s petition, and, issue having been joined, the court proceeded to a hearing on the petition. The evidence submitted disclosed that the officer secured the personal property in question by virtue of an illegal search warrant, and the court ordered the personal property returned to the defendant. Thereupon the United States filed the following motion:
•‘Motion to Discharge Defendant and for Leave to Perfect Writ of Error on Proceedings for Return of Property.
“Comes now the United States, plaintiff, and moves the court for an order discharging the defendant on his own recognizance and permitting plaintiff to sue out a writ of error from the decision of the court overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to the petition for the return of property and ordering the return of such property under proceedings in that behalf, as provided by act of Congress approved March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1246), and the rulings and decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in such behalf. This motion is made and based upon the records herein and of the proceedings upon petition for return of said property, and for the reason that the United States attorney has telegraphed the Attorney General of the United States for advice and instructions relative to perfecting such writ of error, and intends to and will perfect such writ of error upon such advice; that the property referred to in the order of this court for the return of the property in evidence and a part of the record herein and the suppression of testimony relative to the same is the only evidence upon which a trial can be had herein, and the return of the same and the suppression of evidence concerning the same is a bar to the prosecution of the defendant under the information herein.
“United States Attorney,
“By L. R. Gillette, Assistant U. S. Atty.”
Act March 2, 1907, chapter 2564, 34 Stat. E. 1246 (U. S. Comp. St. § 1704), provides for writs of error on the part of the United States in certain instances in criminal cases, and is as follows:
“That a writ of error may be taken by and on behalf of the United States from the District or Circuit Courts direct to the Supreme Court of the United States in all criminal cases, in the following instances, to wit:
[418]*418“From a decision or judgment quashing, setting aside, or sustaining a demurrer to, any indictment, or any count thereof, where such decision or judgment is based upon the invalidity of construction of the statute upon which the indictment is founded.
“From a decision arresting a judgment of conviction for insufficiency of the indictment, where such decision is' based upon the invalidity or construction of the statute upon which the indictment is founded.
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BUNNELL, District Judge.
Our statute provides in section 2488 of the Compiled Daws of Alaska:
“That a search warrant cannot be issued but upon probable cause, shown by affidavit, naming or describing the person, and describing me property and the place to be searched.”
And section 2489 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska provides:
“That the magistrate must, before issuing the warrant, examine on -oath the complainant and any witnesses he may produce and take their depositions in writing, and cause them to be subscribed by the parties making them.”
The Fourth .and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been the subject of many judicial decisions of recent date, and a reference thereto for the law to be applied by the court in the present instance is all that seems necessary. Weeks v. United States, 232 U. S. 383, 34 Sup. Ct. 341, 58 L. Ed. 652, L. R. A. 1915B, 834, Ann. Cas. 1915C, 1177; Silverthorne Lbr. Co. v. United States, 251 U. S. 385, 40 Sup. Ct. 182, 64 L. Ed. 319; Gouled v. United States, 255 U. S. 298, 41 Sup. Ct. 261, 65 L. Ed. 647; Veeder v. United States, 252 Fed. 414, 164 C. C. A. 338; United States v. Maresca (D. C.) 266 Fed. 725; United States v. Rykowski (D. C.) 267 Fed. 866; United States v. Kelih (D. C.) 272 Fed. 484; State v. Peterson, 27 Wyo. 185, 194 Pac. 342, 13 A. L. R. 1284; State v. District Court, 59 Mont. 600, 198 Pac. 362; People v. Mayhew, 214 Mich. 153, 182 N. W. 676; People v. Halveksz, 215 Mich. 136, 183 N. W. 752.
The affidavit of Special Officer Seneff to procure the search [416]*416warrant in question was entirely upon information and belief, with the exception that he states as a fact that the said Herman Schreck made inquiries as to the- price of sugar per ton. He does not state when, where, from whom, or under what circumstances this inquiry was made. It may have been years ago, outside the territory of Alaska, and, from one not having sugar for sale, or it may have been recently, in this precinct, and from some one specializing in preparing outfits for violators of the law. Bearing in mind that a search warrant cannot be issued but upon probable cause, shown by affidavit, then the showing of probable cause is limited to the fact that the petitioner herein once upon a time made inquiry as to the price of sugar per ton.
In 24 R. C. R. p. 707, it is stated:
“As a general rule, constitutional and statutory provisions relating to search warrants prohibit their issuance except on a showing of probable cause supported by oath or affirmation. The magistrate cannot arbitrarily issue the warrant. He must require a prima facie case to be made by some responsible person before he has any power to authorize the invasion of private property. The question of probable cause does not depend on whether the offense had been committed in, fact, or whether the accused is guilty or innocent, but on the affiant’s belief based on reasonable grounds.”
In resisting the petition the government has undertaken to show that the petitioner impliedly consented to a search of his property because he did not make objection. The officer at the time of making the arrest advised the petitioner that he had a search warrant and the nature of the charge against him. The petitioner, it seems, took a few steps towards the officer, and, when within about 12 feet of the officer, the officer, fearing resistance, covered him with a double-barrel shotgun. The petitioner was taken' to Fairbanks and lodged in jail. The evidence failed to show any consent on the part of the petitioner to the search of his premises.
The search warrant is shown to have been issued without probable cause, and is therefore illegal and void. The property seized thereunder by the United States 'marshal will be returned to the petitioner, and evidence concerning the same gained by reason of the illegal search, if offered at the trial of the defendant upon the information upon which he is now held, will be suppressed..
[417]*417Application for Writ of Error.
Certain personal property was taken from the possession of the defendant by Deputy Marshal Buckley. The defendant came into this court by petition for the return of the said personal property. The United States filed an answer to defendant’s petition, and, issue having been joined, the court proceeded to a hearing on the petition. The evidence submitted disclosed that the officer secured the personal property in question by virtue of an illegal search warrant, and the court ordered the personal property returned to the defendant. Thereupon the United States filed the following motion:
•‘Motion to Discharge Defendant and for Leave to Perfect Writ of Error on Proceedings for Return of Property.
“Comes now the United States, plaintiff, and moves the court for an order discharging the defendant on his own recognizance and permitting plaintiff to sue out a writ of error from the decision of the court overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to the petition for the return of property and ordering the return of such property under proceedings in that behalf, as provided by act of Congress approved March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1246), and the rulings and decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in such behalf. This motion is made and based upon the records herein and of the proceedings upon petition for return of said property, and for the reason that the United States attorney has telegraphed the Attorney General of the United States for advice and instructions relative to perfecting such writ of error, and intends to and will perfect such writ of error upon such advice; that the property referred to in the order of this court for the return of the property in evidence and a part of the record herein and the suppression of testimony relative to the same is the only evidence upon which a trial can be had herein, and the return of the same and the suppression of evidence concerning the same is a bar to the prosecution of the defendant under the information herein.
“United States Attorney,
“By L. R. Gillette, Assistant U. S. Atty.”
Act March 2, 1907, chapter 2564, 34 Stat. E. 1246 (U. S. Comp. St. § 1704), provides for writs of error on the part of the United States in certain instances in criminal cases, and is as follows:
“That a writ of error may be taken by and on behalf of the United States from the District or Circuit Courts direct to the Supreme Court of the United States in all criminal cases, in the following instances, to wit:
[418]*418“From a decision or judgment quashing, setting aside, or sustaining a demurrer to, any indictment, or any count thereof, where such decision or judgment is based upon the invalidity of construction of the statute upon which the indictment is founded.
“From a decision arresting a judgment of conviction for insufficiency of the indictment, where such decision is' based upon the invalidity or construction of the statute upon which the indictment is founded.
“From the decision or judgment sustaining a special plea in bar, when the defendant has not been put in jeopardy.
. “The writ of error in all such cases shall be taken within thirty days after the - decision or judgment has been rendered and shall be diligently prosecuted and shall have precedence over all other cases. Pending the prosecution and determination of the writ of error in the foregoing instances, the defendant shall be admitted to bail on his own recognizance: Provided, that no writ of error shall be taken by or allowed the United States in any case where there has been a verdict in favor of the defendant.”
The petition of the defendant, however, is not in the nature of a special plea in bar. The defendant was seeking to have certain property returned to his possession, and asked the court to suppress at the trial of the case any and all information gained by reason of the illegal search warrant. Special pleas in bar are (1) former conviction, (2) former acquittal, and (3) pardon. From a judgment sustaining a special plea in bar the United States could sue out a writ of error, but the order of the court directing that the property found to have been illegally seized be returned to the defendant is merely an interlocutory order and is not appealable. United States v. Marquette et al. (C. C. A.) 270 Fed. 214,