People v. Hartenbower

Plaintiffs in error, John E. Hartenbower and George D. Hiltabrand, were indicted, tried and convicted in the circuit court of LaSalle county for a violation of paragraph 25a of the Criminal Code of this State. The indictment contained six counts. Each count charged that the plaintiffs in error were engaged in the.private banking business at Tónica, LaSalle county, this State, under the name and style of “Tónica Exchange Bank,” and on November 14, 1913, as such bankers, and with knowledge of their insolvency, received a deposit of $64 from Bert Phelps, who was then and there not indebted to…