State v. Kiefer

1' andICinfotmamenV: fStaf ownership" of fafieerpretenses. I. The accused is charged in the indictment with having'obtained, by false pretenses, a promissory note of $700, bearing date February 15, 1913, and due six months after date, executed by D. B. Stoner to the defendant, and $700 in money. The ownership of this property is not alleged save by implication; and, as an indictment cannot be aided by intendment (State v. Ashpole, 127 Iowa 680), and ownership must be averred (State v. Clark, 141 Iowa 297), the county attorney filed an amendment adding the following:

“That the money and notes…