Taylor v. State

Walter C. Taylor was tried on an indictment containing five counts charging bribery, and was convicted on counts numbered 4 and 5. He was found not guilty on the first, second, and third counts. Counts 4 and 5 on which the defendant was convicted dealt with the same alleged transaction. Count 4 alleged that Taylor, on the 13th day of October, 1925, received from Mike Ellman, of the firm of Clein & Ellman, the sum of $400 to influence him in his official behavior as clerk of council of the City of Atlanta, which office was then held by Taylor, in the matter of the issuance of a license by the…