Walster v. United States

This is a writ of error to the district court to review a conviction of the plaintiff in error for embezzling letters intended to be conveyed by mail, and containing articles of value, he being at the time a person employed in the postal service. The indictment contains eight counts, and is based upon section 5467, Rev. St. U. S. Of the eight counts, all but the first, third, fifth, and seventh wore withdrawn from the consideration of the jury by the court upon the trial. There was a general verdict of guilty of the offenses charged in the indictment, and a, sentence to imprisonment for the…