People v. Daily

The respondent was indicted by the grand jury, on the charge of having bribed the warden of the State prison. The respondent stood mute at the arraignment, and a plea of “not guilty” was entered by the court.* The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The case is here upon exceptions before sentence. •

There were several counts in the indictment. Upon the trial a discontinuance was entered as to all of them except the second and the fourth. The second count reads as follows:

“And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present that heretofore, to wit, on the 1st day of.…