Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
HAD No ATTORNEY.
voOpeR GIVEN UNTIL THE BOTH TO
COMMUNICATE WITH COUNSEL.
m. Ecncws Ills Bond I'm tho sum Of
S2.OOO--Thc Law Covering
Iiis Case.

Yesterday afternoon % ! o'clock Mr..
A. 5. Hooper, the lettcr-carrier arrested
Tuesday evening on the charge Of
r.hbing the mails and appropriating to
las own uso money contained in regis
tered letters which werc intusicd to
hm Tor delivery, appeared before United
stat. Commissioner Thomas S. Atkins
The particulars Of the arrest and the
charge against the accused were pub
lshel in the Dispafch OF yesterday.
POSTPONED.
There Hlrc not many persons in the
court room when the case was called for
preliminary examination. Mr.. Hooper
us accompanied 10y his father, Mr..
George i. Hooper, Sr. and bis brothers,
Ncssr4 George j. Hooper, Jr., young
f'.0u ". and John Y. Hooper, keeper
a. Hollywood cemetery.
The accused was not represented 10y
uascl, and his friend. Captain Louis
p. gos-ieuX. asked that the hearing OF
t.c matter be postponed. as it was de-
..-..l t1 retain the services of Mr.. {. '.
Meredith and Hon. George D. Wise,
neither Of whom were in the city.
commissioner rhtbinsthercforeg granted
continuance until Friday. august Both,
il order that Mr. Hooper may be able
o. communicate with counsel.
ruLrD Is $1,000.
PostOlice-lnspcctors Wilde and Cog
bin ard Nc,srS. Leroy $. Edwards and
o.. a.. O'Bnnnon, the witnesses IN the
case. were recognized TO appear at that
time.
The accused was bailed in the sum Of
5000. with Mefsrs John Chamblin and
Louis +. BOssicux as bondsmen.
TIE STATUTE.
Section 5iG7 Of the Revised Statutes
II Tine United States. under which the
accused viii be tried, reads as follows
Amy person employed in any de-
partmcnt Of the postal service who shall
fc,rctc. cmbclzle or destroy any letter.
racket. bag. or mail of letters lntrustcd
a. him. or which shall come INTO his pos
session and which was intended to be
conveyed 10y mail, or carried or delivered
lv any mail-cauIer, mail-messengcr,
route agent, lettcr-carrier, or other per
SOD employed IN any department Of the
r..tal service, or forwarded through or
delivered from any post-Otlice or branch
post Office established by authority OF
ila po>tmaster-Geueral, and which shall
contain any note. bond, draft, check,
warrant. revenue stamp, postage stamp.
Hauucd envelope, poStal-card, money
order. certificate of stock, or any other
tecuuiary obligation or security Of the
Government. or Of any officer or postal
a.cnt thereof OF any description what
ccr. any bank note, bank post bill, bill
Of exchange, or note OF assignment OF
stock in the funds; any letter of attor-
ney for receiving anuuitics or dividends,
ling stock in the fund, or collecting
tire interest thereof any letter Of credit,
note. bond warrant. draft, bill. prOmlS-
slry note. covenant, contract, or agree
mcut whatever for or relating to the
rayment of money or the delivery
uf any article Of value. or the perform
.Dce of any act. matter, or thing ; any
receipt. release, acqu.ttance, or dis-
c. r-c oi or fra-u any debt covenant,
or demand, or any part thereof; ; any
copy of the record of any judgment or
decree in any court of law or chancery,
or auv execution which may have issued
thereon any copy of any other re-
cord, or any other article of value,
or writing representing the same
any such person who shall steal, or take
any Of the things aforesaid out of any
letter. packet, lag. or mail Of letters
which shall havecom into his possession
either in the regular course of his Off
cal duties or in any other manner what
,..r and provided the same shall not
lave been delivered to the party TO
whom II is directed, shall be punishable
ly imprisonment at hard labor for not
Jess than ono year nor more than five