United States v. McVickar

CHATPIELD, District Judge.

All counts in this indictment are based upon the provisions of section 5480 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3696). Each count, of which there were originally five, charged the unlawful mailing, in New York City, of a letter to one Louis E. Ruthroff, Belleville, Mich. The letter described in count 1 was signed Morgan H. Webster, and postmarked July 3, 1906; count 2 described a letter postmarked July 18, 1906, also signed Morgan H. Webster; count 3 described a letter postmarked August 5, 1906, but signed A. B. Lyons; count 4…