United States v. Waldon

SPARKS, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was charged by grand jury indictment with certain offenses against the postal service. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 317 and 320. The charges grew out of an alleged attempt of the defendant and two confederates to rob a United States mail car on the railroad operated by the Illinois Central Railway Company.

The indictment was in seven paragraphs. The first three counts charged the defendant with destroying certain mail matter; counts four and five respectively, charged separate assaults upon two custodians of the mail, with intent to steal it; count six charged defendant…