Shea v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio; John M. Killits, Judge. John J. Shea and Edward Taylor were convicted-of using the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud, and bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs in error were convicted upon an indictment under section 215 of the Criminal Code (Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, 35 Stat. 1130 [Comp. St. 1916, § 10385]), for using the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud. The indictment named several defendants, in addition to plaintiffs in error, including one Collins and one Brown. The alleged fraudulent scheme’ is best understood from a brief statement of the government’s claim, which the record *442tends to sustain, and which is sufficiently covered by the indictment. The substance of the government’s case is this:
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