State v. Hanlin

From January 1, 1901, to January 1, 1905, one E. S. Wells was the duly qualified and acting clerk of the district court of Lucas county, Iowa. During the same period the defendant herein served continuously as Mr. Wells’ deputy in said position, and as such received and paid out a large proportion of the moneys. of said of*495fice, and had principal charge of its books of account. At the close of his term of service there were found, or claimed to be found, some discrepancies in the books or confusion in the accounts, indicating that numerous items of fees and fines received by the office and…