State v. Ricksecker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

E. H. Eicksecker appeals from a conviction upon a charge of embezzling money that came into his hands as superintendent of the water-works system owned and operated by the city of Coffeyville. The defendant held that position from April, 1900, to May, 1903. After he had retired from the office the claim was made that he had failed to account to the city for all of the public funds that he had received in virtue of it. An investigation followed, as a result of which a prosecution for embezzlement' was begun July 12, 1904.

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