Farmer v. State

Simmons, Chief Justice.

Farm'er was convicted of the offense of being a. conrmoncbealt 'and swindler, alleged to have- been committed by making false and fraudulent represenitaitions concerning bis wealth and commercial respectability and thus obtaining the goods of the prosecutor; and to the overruling of bis motion for a new trial be excepted.

1. It is complained that the court erred in this: Counsel for 'the State, wishing to obtain possession of a bill of sale-given by the accused to bis wife, and of a note and mortgage-executed by him to' another person, served upon her a subpoena duces…