People v. Sanders

Frank A. Parent was elected treasurer of the township of Monguagon, Wayne county, at the spring election in the year 1902, and qualified, giving the required bond. About April 1st he appointed Sanders, the defendant, his deputy, without, however, obtaining the consent of his bondsmen, as required by 1 Comp. Laws, § 3934. ~ Sanders took the oath of office, and acted in an official capacity, under the authority and instruction of Parent, until his arrest for embezzlement on May 23, 1903. He collected all of the money due the township, deposited a portion of it in the bank in the name of Parent,…