State v. Sarlls

On the 29th day of November, 1892, the grand jury of Posey county returned into court an indictment charging the appellee, Roy Sarlls, with the embezzlement of $31 of the funds of William Ford and Braddock McGregor.

Appellee moved the court, orally, to quash the indictment, alleging, for cause, that said indictment, on its face, charged the defendant with embezzlement under section 1945, R. S. 1881; that said indictment contained no allegation that reasonable demand had been made of the appellee, by his client or employer, or persons designated by them to receive the same.

The appellant…