State v. Jones

The indictment against the defendant charges that he “did, while acting as servant, agent, trustee, mandatory of W. P. Sample, wrongfully and ■ feloniously embezzle, convert to his own use, dispose of, and conceal fourteen dollars, lawful money of the United States, which had been intrusted to his care, keeping and possession by the said W. P. Sample, with the felonious intent to appropriate the same to his own use and benefit and deprive the owner, W. P. Sample, thereof.”

The defendant moved in arrest of judgment, on the following grounds:

“(1) That said pretended bill does not allege or set…