United States v. United States Brewers' Ass'n
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
The United States Brewers’ Association and others and the Altoona Brewing Company and others were indicted for conspiring to make money contributions in connection with an election at which Representatives in Congress were to be voted for. On motions to quash the indictments and demurrers -to the indictments.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSON, District Judge.
We have here two indictments, one against a large number of Pennsylvania brewing corporations, and the other against a large number of brewing corporations of the state of Pennsylvania, and the United States Brewers’ Association, a corporation of the state of New York. The indictments are similar in form and charge the defendants named therein, under section 37 of the Penal Code, with conspiracy to violate section 83 of the Criminal Code of the United States, prohibiting money contributions to be made by certain corporations in connection with any election at which,…
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