People ex rel. Beebe v. Warden of City Prison

The relators are held for trial in the Court of Special Sessions on a charge of violating section 378 of the Penal Code, which reads as follows :

“Taking Usury. A person who, directly or indirectly, receives any interest, discount or consideration upon the loan or forbearance of money, goods or things in action or upon the loan, use or sale of his personal credit in anywise, where there is taken for such loan, use or sale of personal credit security upon any household furniture, sewing machines, plate or silverware, in actual use, tools or implements of trade, wearing apparel or jewelry, or as…