Dreyer v. People

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of a failure to pay over $316,000 placed in his keeping, as treasurer of the West Chicago Park Commissioners, to Fred M. Blount, his successor in office as such treasurer, and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The prosecution was based on section 215 of the Criminal Code, which is as follows: “If any State, county, town, municipal or other officer or person, who now is or hereafter may be authorizéd by law to collect, receive, safely keep or disburse any money, revenue, bonds, mortgages, coupons,…