State v. Gillum

By an indictment returned by the grand jury of Morgan County, Missouri, the appellant was charged with embezzlement from the Bank of Barnett. On change of venue the case was sent to Cooper County, Missouri, where appellant was found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. He has duly appealed to this court.

The appellant became president of the Bank of Barnett, Missouri, when it was established about twenty-eight years ago, and held that position as long as the bank continued to function. Following the World War the bank was prosperous until the sudden decline in value of live…