Curtis v. State

This cause originated in the court of common pleas of Stark county, by the indictment of Edward E. Curtis „on a charge of accepting a bribe, while acting as director of public safety of the city of Canton. It is charged that on March 2, 1923, he accepted from one Clyde G-oldfuss, through an agent of Curtis, one Harry Bouklias, the stun of $50, with intent to influence defendant’s conduct with respect to his official duty, as follows, to wit: That Curtis would exercise his official influence to prevent the arrest of said G-oldfuss on account of the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors, and…