State v. Cole

We decline to grant the motion for binding instructions.

The accused denied any knowledge of the existence of a conspiracy to cheat or defraud the county, and offered the evidence of Furman G. Cole, who assumed full responsibility for the scheme by which the county’s money was embezzled. There was also ■ evidence as to the good reputation of accused for honesty, fair dealing and general observance of the law.

During the progress of the trial, and before the state had rested, an article appeared in a newspaper of general circulation in New Castle county, in which it was stated that, the state…