Lieutenant Merryman instead turned over the customhouse and papers to Lieutenant Wilson of "Shubrick", who gave him a receipt for the papers and placed them on board. A threatening attitude was assumed by the cutter, her guns were trained upon the port. On 11 August, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Lieutenant Wilson and Victor Smith, but when the United States Marshal boarded "Shubrick" on her return trip, Lieutenant Wilson refused to obey the warrant and sailed away. A month later the issue was resolved when both Smith and Wilson agreed to undergo an investigation.