United States v. Moore

EACOMBE, Circuit Judge.

The action is brought against defendant, who was postmaster at Eredonia (a second-class office), upon a bond conditioned that “if the said Arthur R. Moore shall faithfully discharge all the duties and trusts imposed on him, either by law or the rules and regulations of the Post Office Department of the United States,” the obligation should be void.

On or prior to January 17, 1899, defendant received a letter from Perry S. Heath, who was First Assistant Postmaster General, instructing, him “to appoint [four other named persons and] Minerva Jeffrey as clerks in [his]…