State v. Blizzard

Alvey, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.'

The indictment in this case is for obtaining what are alleged to he valuable securities, by false pretences. It consists of a single count, wherein it is alleged that the defendant, “by certain false pretence by him then and there made to Richard Manning, unlawfully, knowingly, and designedly did obtain from Richard Manning n certain valuable security, to wit, a certain hill of sale or mortgage of personal property, for the payment *387of six. hundred dollars on condition, executed by one John Blizzard to Annie M. Blizzard and Samuel Blizzard ; and…