Ciprian v. State

Ciprian was convicted of the statutory offense of obtaining property under false pretenses, and took writ of error.

The indictment charges that the defendant with the intent to injure and defraud did wilfully and falsely pretend and represent that he was the owner of a certain piano then in his possession, and that he had a good right to sell and convey the same and had a good right to trade and barter it, and that it was unencumbered, and did offer to trade said piano to- a named person for a certain automobile, the property of such person, of the value of $250.00, and that such person not…