Commonwealth v. Syren

Baldrige, J.,

Opinion by

The appellants formerly were engaged in the stock brokerage business in Philadelphia under the name of Syren, Bressler and Company. They were convicted of fraudulent conversion of certain securities belonging to Henrietta C. Moody of Brooklyn, New York. These two appeals seeking a new trial followed sentences imposed.

To understand the issues before us it will be necessary to refer in some detail to the evidence produced at the long trial. John Moody, the husband of Henrietta C. Moody, began purchasing securities through Wall, Syren and Bressler, predecessor of Syren,…