United States v. Fitzgerald
District Court, D. Washington
This was a prosecution .by the United States of John Fitzgerald under the provisions of Rev. St. U. S. § 5430. There was found in the defendant’s possession a paper purporting to be a certificate for 100 shares of the capital stock of the Denver Mining Company, of the par value of $1,000. Said certificate, as to its size, quality of paper, and style of printing, resembles a United States bond for the sum of $1,000, and upon the face of it there are printed above the…
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This was a prosecution .by the United States of John Fitzgerald under the provisions of Rev. St. U. S. § 5430. There was found in the defendant’s possession a paper purporting to be a certificate for 100 shares of the capital stock of the Denver Mining Company, of the par value of $1,000. Said certificate, as to its size, quality of paper, and style of printing, resembles a United States bond for the sum of $1,000, and upon the face of it there are printed above the purported certificate, the following words and figures: “$1,000. " $1,000. “The “UNITED STATES “Number $1,000 Letter A. “ONE…
1Opinion of the CourtHanford, District Judge
(orally charging jury). This case will be submitted to you for your decision as to the general .question of *375whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty of the offense charged against him in the indictment. In deciding this question you will determine first, from the evidence, what the facts are, and then apply the facts as you find them to the law as given you by the court, and in that way reach a conclusion.
This indictment is founded upon section 5430 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which provides, among other things, “that any person who has in his possession or custody,…
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