State v. Krug

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, J.

A grand jury was impaneled in King county, to investigate a charge of embezzlement and other unlawful use of the funds of the city of Seattle, by its treasurer, Adolph Krug, the appellant herein. An indictment was returned against the appellant and a trial was had before the Hon. J. Z. Moore, of Spokane county, who presided in the absence of the regular judge, Hon. T. J. Humes.

The indictment was based upon § 57 of the Penal Code, charging the unlawful use of the money of the city of Seattle in order to make a profit out of the same. Appellant…