The United States of America v. John Joseph Prochaska, Jr

LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant was indicted on the charge that he, with intent to extort from Maurice B. Frank a sum of money, deposited with and caused to be delivered by the Post Office Department, a letter addressed to Frank, containing a threat to injure the person of the addressee, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 876. The document, set forth verbatim in the indictment, is as follows: “Okay, Maurie, this is it, get it and get it straight because you have only one chance. We want $10,000.00 cash in 10’s and 20’s to be placed by you in a place designated by us in our next letter. You have 5…