Vought v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to review a judgment of the circuit court for Ash-land county: A. J. Vinje, Judge.- The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant Vought, was tried and convicted of larceny of several alleged town orders. The indictment was against defendant Mert II. Vought and four others, namely, Michael J. Collins, Alexander McDonald, H. B. Templin, and Peter Eish-hach. Templin was not arrested and a nolle was filed as to Eishbach.
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ERROR to review a judgment of the circuit court for Ash-land county: A. J. Vinje, Judge.- The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant Vought, was tried and convicted of larceny of several alleged town orders. The indictment was against defendant Mert II. Vought and four others, namely, Michael J. Collins, Alexander McDonald, H. B. Templin, and Peter Eish-hach. Templin was not arrested and a nolle was filed as to Eishbach. Collins and McDonald filed a plea in abatement, which was demurred to by the state and the demurrer sustained and exception taken. A trial was had and resulted' in…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed January 8, 1908:
KeRwibt, J.
There is evidence tending to show that tbe defendant Yought and McDonald were members of tbe board of supervisors of the town of Morse, Ashland county, and Collins chairman of tbe board, Peter Eisbbacb highway commissioner, and Templin town clerk; that on the 1st day of November, 1902, the town board was in session doing its regular business and passing upon claims presented against the town; that during the proceedings and before the completion of their work it was suggested by one of the members that it was about time they were…
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