Douglas v. State

Harry Douglas was convicted of a violation of the provisions of chapter 72, Session Laws of Oklahoma 1913, which provides as follows:. “Every person who, with intent to cheat and defraud, shall obtain, or attempt to obtain, from any other person or persons, any money, property, or valuable thing, by means or by use of any trick or deception, or false or fraudulent representation, or statement or pretense, or by any other means or instrument or devise, commonly called the ‘confidence game,’ or by means or by use of any false or bogus check or by any other written or printed or engraved…