United States v. Marselis

BETTS, District Judge.

The United States attorney claims to sustain the indictment in this case solely under the twenty-second section of the act of 1825. It is, therefore, unnecessary to examine the provisions of the twenty-first section, to determine whether they comprehend the state of facts charged against the defendant. The cardinal objection urged against the indictment is, that congress, in sections 21 and 22 of the act, intended to range offenders against the post-office law into two classes,—one class consisting of persons employed in the post office, or entrusted with the custody or…