People v. Bringard

Respondent was eonvicted of embezzlement of the funds in his hands' as treasurer of the township of Grosse Pointe. His last term of office began in the spring of 1876. There was evidence tending to show that he was removed from office in February, 1877, but the finding of the jury did not go upon this theory and he was eonvicted of having received a large sum of money officially, and having refused to pay it over as required by law, and with having appropriated, it to his own use.

There was full evidence of the receipt of the money,, and of his having failed to appear and account with the…