EPSTEIN v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 10749, 10750, No. 10751.

174 F.2d 754 (1949)

EPSTEIN v. UNITED STATES. SMITH v. UNITED STATES. EPPS v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

April 11, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Henry Gallagher, of Detroit, Mich. (Wm. Henry Gallagher and Freud, Markus & Gilbert, all of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellants Epstein and Epps.

John W. Babcock, of Detroit, Mich. (John W. Babcock, of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellant Carleton Smith.

Jos. C. Murphy, of Detroit, Mich., and Arden L. Andresen, of Washington, D. C. (Thomas P. Thornton and Joseph C. Murphy, both of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), and Arden L. Andresen and Harvey M. Spear, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, McALLISTER, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


McALLISTER, Circuit Judge.

Alfred Epstein, Carleton Smith, and Elias Epps were indicted for using the mails in carrying out a scheme to defraud, in violation of the "Mail Fraud Statute," 18 U.S. C.A. § 338 [now § 1341]. The indictment set forth that during the period between June, 1933, and June, 1943, Epstein and Smith were officers and directors of the Pfeiffer Brewing Company, of Detroit, Michigan, and of Drewry's, Ltd., U. S. A., Inc., a brewery in South...

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