Littleton

On the 29th day of May, 1919, one John Poco verified a petition, entitled in the superior court of the state of California, in and for the city and county of San Francisco, setting forth, among other things, that he was duly admitted to be a citizen of the United States in that court on the 8th day of April, 1904; that his naturalization papers were destroyed by fire in the city and county of San Francisco in 1906, without fault or neglect on his part; that the entire reeord of the proceedings in the superior court was destroyed at the same time; and praying that the destroyed record be restored.

On the 14th day of December, 1923, an indictment containing two counts was returned against the defendant herein, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. The first count charges that the defendant did then and there willfully, unlawfully, and knowingly aid, abet, counsel, induce, and procure Poco to make the aforesaid affidavit, and that such affidavit was false and untrue. The second count charges that the defendant did then and there willfully, unlawfully, and knowingly aid, advise, and encourage Poco, a citizen of the republic of France, who was not entitled to…