State v. Wells

The grand jury of Hamilton county returned an indictment into the Hamilton Circuit Court, at its September term, 1886, in which it was charged that Samuel B. Wells, theretofore a duly appointed and qualified commissioner of drainage, had, on or about the 30th day of May,, 1886 — he having previous to that date resigned his office — feloniously failed and refused to pay over to his successor in office certain moneys which had been collected and received by him on account of assessments made for defraying the costs and for the construction of a certain drain theretofore duly ordered and…