State v. Hinton

This appeal is from a judgment upon conviction of embezzlement in the Court of Common Pleas of Hannibal. The indictment against the defendant was in two counts, the first charging him with making away with and secreting certain jewelry of the value of fifteen hundred and seventy-five dollars, the property of Grover J. Altrogge, with intent to embezzle and convert the same to his own use. The second count charged the defendant with larceny of the jewelry. The State elected to proceed to trial upon the first count. The verdict of the jury, rendered April 18,. 1921, refers to the first count.…