United States v. Capo

HamiltoN, Judge,

delivered the following opinion:

This is an indictment returned November 22, 1917, by the grand jury against the defendant under § 3 of the Espionage Act approved June 15, 1917, and consisting of six counts. The first three counts relate to the alleged publication in the Her-aldo de las Antillas at San Juan by the defendant on October 27, 1917, while the United States were at war with the German Empire, of an article on the subject of “Kecruiting in Porto Kico,” alleging discrimination against this territory. The respective counts charge that the statements are false and (1) *214mad…