State v. Gordon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

Defendant, who had been the clerk of the court of Topeka, was charged with embezzling funds coming into his hands *42in his official capacity. He was found guilty and appeals to this court, specifying alleged errors, which will be discussed.

The information on which defendant was tried charged in substance that on the-day of October, 1935, defendant did unlawfully, feloniously and willfully embezzle and convert to his own use money belonging to Shawnee county, Kansas, of the value of $21, defendant being then and there the duly elected,…