Ford v. State

The plaintiff in error stands convicted of the offense of-larceny, as bailee, of a diamond ring of a value of more than $35, the property of one Catlin. The material and undisputed facts in the case, as disclosed by the bill of exceptions, are substantially as follows: Patrick Eord, Jr., the plaintiff in error, resided in the city of Fremont. A short time prior to the 7th day of March, 1894, he applied to the superintendent of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Yalley Railroad Company for the position of brakeman on that road, and was informed that in the near future he would be given work.…