The Miners Express in Dubuque, Iowa

United States v Eckerich Indictment and Not Guilty Verdict

The case alleges fraudulently taking a letter with a draft from the Post Office at Iowa City, defended by Folsom and Clark Eweis. The jury, with defense counsel, found the prisoner not guilty due to perceived limited intellectual capacity, citing congressional provisions. A separate action of debt concerns use of a Post Office Stamp a second time and resulted in a judgment for the United States. Also notes various 19th century travel and canal developments, including Aubrey’s expeditions and canal digger efforts along routes from Cold Spring to Arkansas, with mentions of figures Kerine Hayes and George Pe Warmesien in fleeting context.