State v. Barnett

Appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. Hon. Jno. L. Buckley, Judge. Warren Barnett was indicted for obtaining money under false pretenses. The court below sustained a motion to quash the indictment and the state appeals. The proof taken upon the motion to quash shows that Barnett had sold some gold mining stock to Gr. W. Meyer, who afterwards died, and the stock was acquired by his wife; that an effort was made by Mrs. Meyer, through her attorneys, to get Barnett to take hack the stock at the same price- he had sold it to Mr. Meyer, which he agreed to do, but failed to fully…