Ker v. People

It appears from the record before this court, that at the February term, 1883, of the Criminal Court of Cook county, the grand jury presented, in open court, an indictment against Frederick M. Ker, which contained four counts, in the first of which he is charged with embezzlement as bailee; in the second, with embezzlement as a clerk; in the third, with larceny as at common law; and in the fourth, with receiving stolen property. In the several counts, the money, funds and securities alleged to have been embezzled and stolen are alleged to be the personal goods and property of David Preston,…