State v. Faure

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Paure, was convicted upon an indictment charging him with conspiring with Anthony Brex and Alfonso Villani, “together with divers other evil disposed persons, whose names are to the grand inquest unknown,” to steal certain sheep skins, being the *19property of li. Neuman & Company, and the stealing of such, skins in the execution of the criminal agreement. When the case was moved for trial it appeared that the defendant Villani was a fugitive from justice, and an application was made for a severance and the trial of…