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DAVIS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 4681, 4697.

12 F.2d 253 (1926)

DAVIS v. UNITED STATES. LAND v. SAME.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip D. Beall and John M. Coe, both of Pensacola, Fla., and Ira A. Hutchison, of Panama City, Fla, for plaintiff in error Davis.

Wm. Fisher of Pensacola, Fla., and Paul Carter, of Marianna, Fla., for plaintiff in error Land.

Fred Cubberly, U. S. Atty., and George Earl Hoffman, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Pensacola, Fla.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

These are prosecutions for holding, arresting, and returning four men to a condition of peonage, in violation of section 269 of the Criminal Code (Comp. St. § 10442). Originally there were four indictments, numbered 2068, 2069, 2070, and 2071. Indictment 2068 consists of a single count, and charges M. D. Davis with holding Henry Sanders to a condition of peonage. Indictment 2069, in separate counts, charges Davis with holding George Diamond...

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