People v. Hamberg

Foote, C.

The defendant was jointly indicted with one Pilcher for obtaining money under false pretenses from one F. M. Parker. Pilcher, it seems, had pleaded guilty, before the present trial, and Hamberg was tried alone.

The charge, in brief, is, that the parties first mentioned had falsely and fraudulently represented to Parker that *470Hamberg was the owner and in possession of certain lots in the city of San Francisco, and Parker, relying solely upon the false representations made to him by the parties defendant, had accepted a deed from Hamberg of the lots, and given in return money and other…