State v. Long

Josiah C. Long was indicted, tried and acquitted in the court below for obtaining, as was charged, the loan of $100 from one Caleb W. Price by false pretences.

This appeal is prosecuted by the State under sections 1845, 1846, 1882 and 1883, R. S. 1881, for the review of certain questions reserved at the trial.

The indictment charged that, on the 6th day of February, 1884, the appellee, for the purpose of obtaining a loan of $100 from the said Caleb W. Price, feloniously, knowingly and designedly made divers and certain false representations to him, amongst which were that he, the appellee, was…