State v. Barger

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

The defendant was found guilty of obtaining money from Charles A. Beeler and Lottie Beeler by means of and by the use of false and fraudulent representations, in violation of our statute G. S. 1935, 21-551, and appeals.

The facts established by the state may be summarized as follows:

Charles A. Beeler is a locomotive engineer and has been employed by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company since the year 1890. At the time of the trial he was 68 years of age. The defendant was introduced to Mr. Beeler by a man named Barber, at Beeler’s…