People v. Gerks

The defendant was employed by the Lewis E. Sands Company as a general office assistant. She had care, in particular, of its transactions with the banks. The Sands Company, which was engaged in the business of selling beans, had an account with the Union Trust Company of Rochester, where it had a line of credit of $90,000. It borrowed money from the trust company through the discount of drafts drawn on its customers with bills of lading attached. The Sands Company became badly embarrassed early in 1924, and bankruptcy was even then discussed by the directors in the presence of the defendant.…