United States v. Arthur

DE VANE, District Judge.

The facts in this case are not in dis.-pute. They are covered by a Stipulation and need to be only briefly summarized Mrs. Alethea P. Arthur, one of the defendants named, but who is not before this Court, was duly appointed acting Postmaster at Bradenton, Florida to succeed her husband, after his death. She took office on November 24, 1936 and furnished bond in the sum of $24,000.00 with the defendant, Standard Accident Insurance Company of Detroit, Michigan, as surety.

Prior to the time Mrs. Arthur took of-fic, one Clarence E. Dickey was employed as Postal Savings…