Gibson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire; Edgar Aldrich, Judge. Action at law by the United States against James D. Gibson and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
DODGE, Circuit Judge.
The postmaster’s bond upon which the government sues was’ conditioned as required by Rev. Stats. § 3834 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2610). The condition was that the postmaster should “faithfully discharge all the duties and-trusts imposed on him either by law or by the regulations of the Post Office Depart*535ment.” It ran to the United States of America only, as do all such houds, and was in the penal sum of $6,000.
The breach of condition alleged was the embezzlement by the postmaster of two registered letters, each containing $490 in money, whereby the United States was…
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