Morgan v. State

Appellant was indicted upon a charge that, while president of the Bigelow State Bank, he did assent to and receive a deposit from W. E. Jones, knowing, at the time, that the bank was insolvent.

The testimony shows that Jones, who was a depositor in the bank, drew a check on the bank in payment of a bill which he owed. He did not have the money in the bank to take the check up, but he advised the cashier of the bank that the check had been drawn, and he requested the cashier to let Mm know when the check had gone the rounds and had been returned to the bank for payment, and promised, upon…