United States v. Rose

MURPHY, District Judge.

Defendant convicted of perjury, 18 U.S. C.A. § 1621, moves for judgment of acquittal1 and for a new trial. A grand jury, investigating whether the government was defrauded as to the cost of operations of “G. I. Schools”, questioned defendant as a supplier of York Painters and Paperhangers Training School, Inc. It appeared that the school purchased tools from the Peerless Wall Paper Company for $5870.08. There was, however, apparently covering the same transaction defendant’s invoice and a can-celled school check to defendant’s order for $10,583.04.

Inquiring into the…