United States v. Morse

HOUGH, District Judge.

The 29 counts of this indictment may be conveniently divided into: (1) Misapplication counts (21-29, inclusive), charging defendants with willful misapplications of the funds of the National Bank of North America, in violation of Rev. St. § 5209 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3497). (2) Count No. 1, charging a conspiracy to defraud the United States in respect of its sovereignty or power. (3) Counts 2 to 11, inclusive, charging conspiracies under Rev. St. § 5440 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3676), to make false entries in books and reports in violation of Rev. St. § 5209 (U. S.…