Township of Paw Paw v. Eggleston

Ohrtstiancy, Ch. J.

The defendant Eggleston was the treasurer of the township for two terms, the first commencing in April, 1869, and ending April, 1870. He was re-elected at the township election of 1870, and held the office until April, 1871. During the first term he had used some of the township’s moneys and became a defaulter for a considerable amount, and so remained at the close of the first term, though this fact does not seem to have been known to the township board or to the public.

But all the money that came into his hands during his second term, except that properly paid oyer to his…