People v. Crawford

An indictment was returned against plaintiff in error by the grand jury of the circuit court of Montgomery county at the April term thereof, said indictment containing eight counts, five of the counts charging plaintiff in error with embezzling the money of Robert Saxby, Jr., and three of the counts charging him with obtaining a check from Saxby by means and use of the confidence game. A'motion was made by the defendant to quash the indictment, which was overruled, and at the November term, 1916, of said court the defendant was put on trial before a jury. During the trial the People offered…