State v. Chaplain

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This action was a prosecution for the embezzlement of'a piano. The defendant, a piano dealer in Concordia, sold the piano to the prosecuting witness for $325, taking her promissory note' therefor. At the time of the sale the purchaser paid $50 in cash, which payment was indorsed on the note and two days later the defendant discounted and sold the note to a stranger. The piano was purchased as a wedding present for the purchaser’s daughter, and defendant agreed to keep the piano until after the daughter’s marriage and then ship it to the…