New York Indemnity Co. v. Corporation Commission

T. C. Swindell, sheriff of Hyde County, had on deposit in the Bank of Belhaven $1,522.12 in the name of T. C. Swin-dell, sheriff. The funds so deposited came into his hands as sheriff and as county funds which he must account for and which he was obligated to pay over- to the county of Hyde. C. S., 4270, in part is as follows: “If any clerk of the Superior Court or any sheriff, treasurer, register of deeds or other public officer of any county or town of the State shall embezzle or wrongfully convert to -his own use, or corruptly use, or shall misapply for any purpose other than that for…