Young v. State

Sylvester L. Y. Young was tried and convicted on an indictment for embezzlement, and sentenced to serve a term of seven years in the Maryland penitentiary. This appeal is from that judgment.

There was a demurrer to the indictment, which was overruled. Appellant in his brief does not point out any error in the ruling on the demurrer and we find none. The transaction out of which the indictment arose was as follows:

Mrs. Mattie L. Oarter, the prosecuting witness, purchased a house through the traverser for $1,850. Of this, $500 was paid in cash and Young borrowed for her $1,200 on first mortgage,…