State v. Hoke

The second count of the indictment preferred against the appellee charges the crime of larceny, and that it was committed on the 24th day of November, 1878, which *138was more than two years before the return of the indictment. The prosecution seeks to avoid the force of the statute of limitation by the following statement: “ That the said Cornelius R. Hoke concealed the fact that the above described larceny had been committed, from the 24th day of November, 1878, until the 1st day of January, 1880, by circulating reports that Joseph Hutsler was old and forgetful, and had buried his money; and…