Commonwealth v. Swab
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 243, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Northumberland Co., May Sessions, 1913, No. 9, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Mark L. Swab. Indictment for aiding and abetting and being an accessory in the embezzlement of public funds by the county treasurer. Before Cummings, P. J. At the trial it appeared that William M. Lloyd, the treasurer of Northumberland county, had been convicted of embezzling 119,497.38 of the public funds.
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Appeal, No. 243, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Northumberland Co., May Sessions, 1913, No. 9, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Mark L. Swab. Indictment for aiding and abetting and being an accessory in the embezzlement of public funds by the county treasurer. Before Cummings, P. J. At the trial it appeared that William M. Lloyd, the treasurer of Northumberland county, had been convicted of embezzling 119,497.38 of the public funds. The evidence showed that the defendant was deputy treasurer under bond, and that he had entire charge of the office and book…
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Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
The defendant, acting as the deputy treasurer of Northumberland county, was convicted under sec. 65 of the Act of March 31, 1860, P. L. 400, of aiding, abetting and being an accessory in the embezzlement of $19,497.38, by the treasurer of that county, in the treasurer’s becoming a defaulter, and in the treasurer’s failing to pay over, on demand, the amount due. Testimony was submitted by the commonwealth to show that at the close of the treasurer’s term there was a shortage in his accounts with the county in the amount above specified. The expert who so testified had…
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