State v. Chamberlain

— The fact situation in this case from which this alleged crime arose might be found by the jury as follows: Chris Larsen was living at Odebolt, Iowa, during April, 1930. He was. engaged in the hotel business and was looking for a 'new location. In answer to an advertisement inserted by the defendant in a Des Moines paper, Larsen met the defendant in Des Moines and negotiations were entered into between them for the renting of a hotel property in Des Moines known as the' “Manhattan Hotel.” These negotiations resulted in an agreement between Larsen and the defendant under date April 26, 1930.…