United States v. Means
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio
At Law. Charge to the jury. Indictment of William Means and John R. De Camp for a violation of Rev. St. U. S. § 5209, which provides that “every president, director, cashier, teller, clerk, or agent of any association * * * who makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of the association, with intent, in either case, to injure or defraud the association, * * * or to deceive any officer of the association, or any agent appointed to examine the affairs of any…
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At Law. Charge to the jury. Indictment of William Means and John R. De Camp for a violation of Rev. St. U. S. § 5209, which provides that “every president, director, cashier, teller, clerk, or agent of any association * * * who makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of the association, with intent, in either case, to injure or defraud the association, * * * or to deceive any officer of the association, or any agent appointed to examine the affairs of any such association, * * * shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be imprisoned not less than five years, nor more…
1Opinion of the Court
Hammond, J.,
(charging jury.') Obviously, this trial has boon one of grave concern to the people of Cincinnati. The defendants have each established, by the best proof, a reputation for honesty and integrity at the time of'tho transactions involved which is beyond all question. Naturally, this would be so; for, without such a reputation, one would not be allowed to occupy the place of president or vice-president of a national bank. Whether honest or dishonest in fact, one admitted to such places must have at least an assured reputation for integrity; and hence it is that the class of offenses…
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