Schtul v. People

The plaintiff in error Was defendant below and will be so designated in this opinion. The defendant in error will be referred to as the people.

The statute under which defendant was charged is- section 6974, Compiled Laws of 1921. So far as material that statute reads as follows: “6974. * * * Sec. 342. If any person shall wilfully and maliciously cut down, break down, level, demolish or otherwise destroy or damage any bridge, embankment, mill-dam or ditch, being the property of another; * * or shall cut, pull down or destroy any gatepost, railing or fence; * * * or shall wantonly, unlawfully,…