Bromberger v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon writ of error to review a judgment of the Circuit Court, Southern District of New York. The plaintiff in error was convicted, after trial, upon an indictment under section 5467, U. S. Rev. St. [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3691], for larceny and embezzlement from the mails. He was a letter carrier employed in the postal department at the city of New York.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon writ of error to review a judgment of the Circuit Court, Southern District of New York. The plaintiff in error was convicted, after trial, upon an indictment under section 5467, U. S. Rev. St. [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3691], for larceny and embezzlement from the mails. He was a letter carrier employed in the postal department at the city of New York. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
RACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The accused’s route was known as “No. 21,” and included the rectory of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer. In order to make a test of the faithfulness of the carrier on that route, two post-office inspectors prepared two decoy letters. Each of them contained two Sr bills, of the variety known as “silver certificates,” specially marked by the inspectors, and folded np in a double sheet of note paper, on which was written a request to be admitted to membership in some church society, and the statement that the money was for the same, signed with a fictitious name and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Jones v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia · 1886
- United States v. FislerDistrict Court, D. Indiana · 1865
- United States v. HallDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1896
3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Peter Postma and Joseph P. McConnon and Nicholas RobilottoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Browne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
- State v. QuackenbushSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Shaw v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1910
- Malvin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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