Commonwealth v. Ensign
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 162, April T., 1909, by William A. Ensign, from judgment of Q. S. Erie Co., S.ept. T., 1908, No. 39, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William A. Ensign and Charles A. Ensign. Indictment for receiving bank deposits when the banker is insolvent.
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Appeal, No. 162, April T., 1909, by William A. Ensign, from judgment of Q. S. Erie Co., S.ept. T., 1908, No. 39, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William A. Ensign and Charles A. Ensign. Indictment for receiving bank deposits when the banker is insolvent. Before Walling, P. J. At the trial the court admitted under objection and exception schedules in bankruptcy signed by the defendants in involuntary bankruptcy proceedings. [1] The court also admitted in evidence under objection and exceptions statements and compilations made by an accountant from the private banking books of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The principal question for decision is, whether upon the trial of an indictment, drawn under the Act of May 9, 1889, P. L. 145, charging the receiving of deposits by an insolvent banker, with knowledge that he is at the time insolvent, schedules filed by the defendant in involuntary bankruptcy, and testimony of an expert accountant based upon an examination of his banking books that he had turned over to the trustee in bankruptcy, are admissible against him. What we shall say regarding the evidence furnished by the schedules will apply with equal force to the objection…
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- Williams v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
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