United States v. Lancaster

OPINION OF THE COURT. This is an indictment against the defendant for stealing letters containing money from the mail, while he acted as postmaster, at Carrolton, in this state. The indictment contained six counts. And a motion was made, and argued at length, to quash the second, fourth, fifth and *855sixth counts. The second count charged that, within the district aforesaid, the said Charles Lancaster did then and there secrete and embezzle one letter which came to his possession, and was intended to be conveyed by post, containing divers bank notes for the payment of money, he, the said Charles…