People v. George

Defendant W. N. George and others were charged by indictment with the crime of conspiring to obtain money by false pretenses. All of the defendants except Hughes were convicted. Defendant George appeals from the judgment of conviction.

The indictment, shortened by the omission of formal matters and of allegations which are not material to the inquiry upon which we now embark, was in the following language:

“The- said defendants John Dexter Wiley, Belle Wiley, W. N. George, and H. J. Hughes are accused ... of the crime of conspiracy to obtain money and property by false pretenses, a felony…