The People v. . Thompson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment.of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made at the January term, 1884, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Sessions in and for the county of Otsego, entered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of blackmailing. ‘ The crime was alleged to have been committed by means of two letters written and sent by the defendant to Cornelius Winnie, of which the following are copies: “…
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Appeal from judgment.of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made at the January term, 1884, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Sessions in and for the county of Otsego, entered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of blackmailing. ‘ The crime was alleged to have been committed by means of two letters written and sent by the defendant to Cornelius Winnie, of which the following are copies: “ Office of Dist. Att’t, Otsego Co., “ E. M. Townsend, Dist. Att’t, “ Coopeestown, N. Y., May 6, 1883. “ Feiend Winnie — I…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The indictment against the defendant was framed, and the crime charged, under section 558 of the Penal Code. That section, leaving out what is now immaterial, provides as follows : “ A person, who, knowing the contents thereof, and with intent by means thereof to extort or gain any money or other property * * * sends * * * any letter or writing threatening (1) to accuse any person of a crime * * * or (4) to expose or impute to any person any deformity or disgrace, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five .years.” And section 561 of the same chapter provides that“ it is immaterial…
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