Smith v. Collins

Opinion by

Simpson, C.:

One L. H. Bowlus was charged with the crime of embezzling school funds belonging to District No. 2, of Barber county. He was arrested, taken before a justice of the peace in that county, had a preliminary examination, and was bound over to appear before the district court of that county. At the May term, 1881, he made an application for a change of venue, and the case was sent to the district court of Harper county for trial. In the district court of Harper county the case was continued from term to term, until the July term, 1882, when it was continued until the next…