People v. Poole

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the circuit court of Franklin county of the offense of the confidence game. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and he brings the cause here for review on writ of error.

The principal ground upon which reversal is sought is that the record does not sustain the conviction.

The undisputed facts in the case are as follows: Plaintiff in error owned certain property in the village of Christopher, in Franklin county. For some years prior to the transaction in question he had lived in Christopher, where he conducted a tailoring business and news-stand in the…