In re Taylor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Doster, C. J. :

This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner, George A. Taylor, was charged in the district court of Wyandotte county with having received, as the cashier of a bank, deposits of money in the bank when it was to his knowledge insolvent and in a failing condition. The date of the offense charged was August, 1896. At the September term, 1897, he was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to two years’ confinement at hard labor in the penitentiary. The offense was prosecuted and conviction had under chapter 43, Laws of…