People v. Bryant

THOMPSON (IRA F.), J.

The defendants J. F. Bryant and E. I. Bryant were convicted on six counts of an indictment charging them and Marion R. Bryant with obtaining money by false pretenses, and acquitted on one count. The jury found the defendant Marion R. Bryant not guilty. Since this appeal from the judgments pronounced upon the verdicts and the order denying the motion for a new trial was perfected the appellant E. I. Bryant has died and the appeal by him has been dismissed, leaving as the only appellant J. F. Bryant.

Before reciting the facts in general we shall consider the statement of…