Clark v. United States

CALL, District Judge.

This case comes on for hearing upon writ of -error to the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. C. A. Reid Clark and E. H. Van Harlingen were indicted by the grand jury for conspiracy to use the mails to defraud and for using the mails to defraud. The first count charged the conspiracy; this count was eliminated by the court on demurrer. The four following counts charge the using the mails to defraud. C. A. Reid Clark iyas arrested and placed on trial on these four counts, and a conviction had on counts 4 and 5. The demurrer was overruled as to counts 2,…