Commonwealth v. Altland

Opinion by

Porter, J.,

We have here appeals by the defendants, respectively, from their conviction in the court below upon an indictment in which they were jointly charged with conspiracy to cheat and defraud Aaron F. Altland, Reilly Bros, and Raub and others. The defendants were jointly tried in the court below and their several appeals may properly be disposed of by one opinion. John H. Altland was the keeper of a general store and had become involved in debts to an amount which exceeded the value of his property. He was, in September, 1921, tried in the court below upon an indictment…