U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western North Carolina August 27, 1909 (United States v. Breese)

NEWMAN, District Judge

(charging jury). The defendants in . this case are charged with conspiracy. Conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to do an unlawful thing, or a lawful thing by unlawful means. These defendants are charged with conspiring to do certain unlawful acts. The conspiracy charged against them is under section 5440 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S.