Kaplan v. United States

HAND, Circuit Judge.

The defendants were indicted with one Smythe and a corporation for a conspiracy to violate the Bankruptcy Act (Comp. St. §§ 9585-9656), by concealing property of the corporation from its trustee, when appointed. The outlines of the conspiracy as proved were as follows:

Abo Kaplan advertised in the newspapers to secure the assistance of a man familiar with the business of selling plumbers’ supplies. Smythe answered, and after an interview Kaplan introduced him to his brother, Meyer, who talked with him, and agreed that he was a promising assistant. Thereafter Abe Kaplan and…