Commonwealth v. Stambaugh
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 209, Oct. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Blair Co., on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Lemuel Stambaugh. Indictment for conspiracy to violate the Act of May 23,1887, P. L. 164, entitled “ An act to secure to laborers within this commonwealth the benefit of the exemption laws of this commonwealth, and to prevent assignment of claims for the purpose of securing their collection against laborers outside of this commonwealth.”
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Appeal, No. 209, Oct. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Blair Co., on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Lemuel Stambaugh. Indictment for conspiracy to violate the Act of May 23,1887, P. L. 164, entitled “ An act to secure to laborers within this commonwealth the benefit of the exemption laws of this commonwealth, and to prevent assignment of claims for the purpose of securing their collection against laborers outside of this commonwealth.” Before Bell, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which the court sentenced the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The indictment in this case substantially charges W. W. Rogers and Lemuel Stambaugh with fraudulently, maliciously and unlawfully conspiring, combining, confederating and agreeing together to assign and transfer to Rogers, a citizen of West Virginia, a debt of $9.25 due to Stambaugh by John L. Bardine, for the purpose and with the intent of attaching and collecting Bardine’s wages for manual labor that were due or to become due from his employer, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, thereby intending to cheat and defraud him of wages earned at Altoona in this commonwealth;…
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