| Show LETTING DOWN TUB THE DAUS BABS in the trial of 0 state treasurer NOLAND LAN D of missouri for his embezzlement of the states ouda the court give gave an 1111 instruction to tho the jury that all amb emb coboz z 41 lors will vill ho be delighted to hear bear aft after or dinst instructing rue tin 9 in tho the usual way the con court rt at tho the request of NOLA NOLAN N DS counsel incorporated corp orated this language in fit tho the charge to the jury bet before to you can convict the bo defendant you must believe beyond a reasonable doubt frow from the evidence in tho the cube that he bo converted the public anoney to his own use imo with the intent at abo alnio of tho to retain gold money and deprive the ibo state ot of it that chat only lacks one thing to make the defense complete that the jury should receive the statement of tho the accused as ai conc loslo regarding his intent then the it way ny would bo be clear tor for all con coltom tem plated thefts but tho the court went i tar far as any reasonable embezzler could ask and nd so tir far from its being a surprise to road read that the iho jury disagreed lo in case tho the wonder Is that any of the jury would insist on conviction it if tho the court truly declared tho the law in this quoted charge which Is not tho the outlook tor for tho the publio prot enlon will mill bo be poor indeed against official |
