State v. McCauley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

Appellant appeals from a judgment of the superior court of Pierce county adjudging him guilty of the crime of unlawfully using public money in order to make a profit out of the same. The appellant was treasurer of the city of Tacoma, and as such came into possession of large sums of money. The information charges him with receiving and accepting interest upon, a deposit of the city’s money made by him in the Columbia National Panic of Tacoma. The information is similar to the one considered by this court in State v. Boggs, 16 Wash. 113 (17…