Bogert v. People

Taloott, J.:

The defendant, late the county treasurer of Rockland county, was indicted at a special and extraordinary Court of Oyer and Terminer appointed by the governor for the 29th day of December, 1874. The indictment is for alleged embezzlement of the moneys of the county, in the possession of the defendant as county treasurer. On being arraigned the defendant pleaded, first, not guilty, whereof he put himself upon the country in the usual form, and he also then pleaded two special pleas, each to the whole indictment, one in effect insisting that no petit jury was summoned, or attended,…