United States v. Smith

FRANK B. ELLIS, District Judge.

During the summer of 1962 a carpenter’s union was attempting to organize certain employees of the American Tent Company plant in Canton, Mississippi. The defendant, William James Smith, was a representative of that union. On July 5, 1962, defendant sent a letter to the law firm of Kullman & Lang in New Orleans, La. This law firm represented the American Tent Company (company) as labor counsel. In brief, the letter informed labor counsel that defendant possessed information concerning company’s supplying of sub-standard materials under a contract with the United…