Morrow v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

William Eogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

Defendant, James E. Morrow, was convicted of embezzlement, and he appeals.

Briefly stated, the facts are as follows:

Some two years prior to the. 15th day of April, 1913, defendant was the general manager of the Owensboro Home Telephone & Telegraph Company at Owensboro, Kentucky. As such it was his duty, among other things, to collect tolls, fees and charges from the company’s subscribers and others doing business with it, and to make settlements with the company for the amount so collected. In April, 1913, the auditor of the…