State v. Burrell

The defendant was informed against and charged with the crime of obtaining property by false pretenses, in that he, on the 20th day of March, 1901, did falsely, fraudulently and feloniously represent to the Boyal Milling Company, a corporation, that a. certain statement in writing which he had then and there to the said company produced was a true and correct statement of his assets and liabilities, whereas the said statement was false, in that his liabilities were largely in excess of the amount set forth in such statement, — said defendant knowing the same-*284to be false, — and that the…