United States v. Snyder
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota
The defendants are indicted under chapter 259, vol. 20, St. at Large, (Supp. to Rev. St. vol. 1, p. 358,) which provides that “any postmaster who shall make a false return to tho auditor for the purpose of fraudulently increasing his compensation under the provision of this or any other act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not…
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The defendants are indicted under chapter 259, vol. 20, St. at Large, (Supp. to Rev. St. vol. 1, p. 358,) which provides that “any postmaster who shall make a false return to tho auditor for the purpose of fraudulently increasing his compensation under the provision of this or any other act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or punishment by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.” The defendant Snyder…
1Opinion of the Court
MoCraey, G. J.
1. The first and most important question presented by this record is whether defendant, Bertram, not being a postmaster, can be indicted and punished under the above-mentioned act of congress. That act, by its terms, applies only to postmasters, and the question is whether any other person can he found guilty of a misdemeanor under it. The record in this case shows that the defendant Bertram was guilty of aiding, abetting, and assisting Snyder in the commission of the crime. He in fact prepared with his own hand the false reports, and, knowing them to be false, *556advised and…
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- Ruloff v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- United States v. MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- Boggus v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1866
- United States v. BayerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1876
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