People v. Saunders

Cooley, «T.

These defendants were indicted with one Winters for a conspiracy-to induce the firm of Amberg & Helmer, who were retail liquor dealers, to violate the United States revenue laws by a sale of a larger quantity of liquor than was allowed to be made by such dealers, in order that they might extort moneys from said Amberg & Helmer. Winters pleaded guilty, and the other defendants were put on trial. The prosecution claimed to have shown on the trial the conspiracy; that in pursuance thereof Winters bought of Amberg & Helmer six gallons of whisky; that the conspirators thereupon…