State v. Samaha

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kalisch, J.

The judgment of the court below' is before ns on a strict writ of error and bills of exceptions. The defendant below was convicted of obtaining money under false pretences upon an indictment based on section 186 of the Crimes act (Comp. Stat., p. 1800), which statute provides, as follows: “Any person who knowingly or designedly by color of any false token, counterfeit letter or writing, or false pretense or pretenses, shall obtain from any person money, wares, merchandise goods or chattels, or other valuable *126tiling, with intent to cheat or…