The People v. Kopman

Mr. CpiiER Justice Jones

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant in error, S. W. Kopman, was indicted in the circuit court of Sangamon county upon a charge of embezzlement. The indictment contains twelve counts. With minor differences each count charges that S. W. Kopman and M. R. Kopman were distributors of motor fuel as co-partners under the -name of Perfect Motor Fuel Company and operated their business in the city of East St. Louis, in St. Clair county; that from June 1, 1931, to January 15, 1932, S. W. Kopman, as manager of the company, sold 380,045 gallons of motor fuel and during…