"State
of Michigan: Ingham County, ss.: The Circuit Court for the
county of Ingham: of the term of May, A. D. 1861.
"Stephen
D. Bingham, prosecuting attorney for the county of Ingham
aforesaid, for and in behalf of the people of the State of
Michigan, comes into said court in the May term thereof, A
D. 1861, and gives the court here to understand and be
informed that John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing, in
the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, heretofore, to
wit, on the fourth day of August, A. D. 1860, at the city of
Lansing aforesaid, then and there being an officer of the
State of Michigan, employed in the treasury of said State, to
wit, State Treasurer of said State, did then and there, by
virtue of his said office and employment, and whilst he was
so employed as such officer in said treasury, have, receive,
and take into his possession for the said State, certain
money to a large amount, to wit, to the amount of four
thousand dollars, of the property of the said State of
Michigan, and the said money then and there and whilst he was
so employed as such officer in said treasury, unlawfully,
fraudulently and feloniously did convert to his own use and
embezzle, contrary to the form of the statute in such case
made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the
people of the State of Michigan.
"And
the said prosecuting attorney, who prosecutes as aforesaid,
further gives the court here to understand and be informed,
that the said John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing
aforesaid, heretofore, to wit: on the fourth day of
September, A. D. 1860, at the city of Lansing aforesaid, in
the county aforesaid, then and there being an officer of the
State of Michigan, employed in the treasury of said State, to
wit: as State Treasurer of said State, and being then, by
virtue of such his office and employment, entrusted with the
receipt, custody, management and control of money of the said
State of Michigan, feloniously did embezzle certain money of
the said State of Michigan, to wit: the sum of other four
thousand dollars, and of the value of four thousand dollars,
being parcel of the money of the said State of which he then
had the custody, management and control, by virtue of his
said office and employment in said treasury as aforesaid, and
did then and there fraudulently and feloniously apply and
dispose of the same to his own use and benefit, contrary to
the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity of the people of the State of
Michigan.
"And
the said prosecuting attorney who prosecutes as aforesaid,
further gives the court here to understand and be informed,
that the said John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing
aforesaid, heretofore, to wit: on the fourth day of October,
A. D. 1860, at the city of Lansing, aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, then and there being an officer of the State of
Michigan, employed in the treasury of said State, to wit:
State Treasurer of said State, and being then and there by
virtue of his said office and employment in said treasury,
charged with the reception and safe-keeping and lawful
disposal of moneys of the said State, for said State,
unlawfully, fraudulently and feloniously did convert to his
own use and embezzle a portion of the said moneys, entrusted
to him, the said John McKinney, for safe keeping and lawful
disposal as aforesaid, to wit: the sum of other four thousand
dollars and of the value of four thousand dollars, of the
property of the said State of Michigan, contrary to the form
of the statute in such case made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity of the people of the State of Michigan.
"And
the said prosecuting attorney, who prosecutes as aforesaid,
further gives the court here to understand and be informed,
that the said John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing
aforesaid, heretofore, to wit: on the third day of November,
A. D. 1860, at the city of Lansing aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, then and there being an officer of the State of
Michigan, employed in the treasury of said State, to wit:
State Treasurer of said State, and being then and there, by
virtue of his said office and employment, entrusted with the
receipt, custody and management of moneys of the said State,
did, then and there, by virtue of his said office and
employment, and whilst so employed as such officer in said
treasury, have, receive and take into his possession and
control, a large amount of money of the said State, to wit:
the sum of other four thousand dollars and of the value of
four thousand dollars, and the said money then and there
fraudulently and feloniously did convert to his own use and
embezzle, contrary to the form of the statute in such case
made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the
people of the State of Michigan.
"And
the said prosecuting attorney who prosecutes as aforesaid,
further gives the court here to understand and be informed,
that the said John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing
aforesaid, heretofore, to wit: on the fourth day of December,
A. D. 1860, at the city of Lansing aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, then and there being an officer employed in the
treasury of the State of Michigan, to wit: State Treasurer of
said State, did then and there, by virtue of his said office
and employment in said treasury, have, receive and take into
his possession and control a large amount of other moneys of
the said State, to wit: the sum of four thousand dollars and
of the value of four thousand dollars, and the said moneys
he, the said John McKinney, did then and there, and whilst so
employed as such officer in said treasury, unlawfully,
fraudulently and feloniously convert to his own use and
embezzle, contrary to the form of the statute, in such case
made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the
people of the State of Michigan.
"And
the said prosecuting attorney who prosecutes as aforesaid,
further gives the court here to understand and be informed,
that the said John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing
aforesaid, heretofore, to wit: on the twelfth day of
December, A. D. 1860, at the city of Lansing aforesaid, in
the county aforesaid, then and there being an officer of the
State of Michigan, employed in the treasury of said State, to
wit: State Treasurer of said State, and being then and there,
by virtue of his said office and employment in said treasury,
entrusted with the receipt, safe keeping and disbursement of
money of the State of Michigan, did then and there and whilst
so employed as such officer in said treasury, unlawfully and
feloniously convert to his own use and embezzle a portion of
the said money which had been received by him by virtue of
his said office and employment as aforesaid, to wit: the sum
of other four thousand dollars, and of the value of four
thousand dollars, of the property of the State of Michigan,
contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and
provided, and against the peace and dignity of the people of
the State of Michigan.
"And
the said prosecuting attorney, who prosecutes as aforesaid,
further gives the court here to understand and be informed,
that the said John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing
aforesaid, heretofore, to wit: on the twelfth day of
December, A. D. 1860, then and there being an officer
employed in the treasury of the State of Michigan, to wit:
State Treasurer of said State, and being then, by virtue of
such his office and employment in said treasury, entrusted
with the receipt, safe keeping, and disbursement of money of
the people of the State of Michigan, did then and there, and
whilst so employed as such officer in said treasury,
unlawfully and feloniously convert to his own use and
embezzle a portion of the said money which had been received
by him by virtue of his said office and employment as
aforesaid, to wit: the sum of other four thousand dollars,
and of the value of four thousand dollars; the said sum of
four thousand dollars being at the time of the committing the
felony aforesaid, the property of the people of the State of
Michigan, contrary to the form of the statute in such case
made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the
people of the State of Michigan.
"And
the said prosecuting attorney, who prosecutes as aforesaid
further gives the court here to understand and be informed,
that the said John McKinney, late of the city of Lansing
aforesaid, heretofore, to wit: on the thirty-first day of
December, A. D. 1860, at the city of Lansing aforesaid, in
the county aforesaid, then and there being an officer of the
State of Michigan, employed in the treasury of said State, to
wit: as State Treasurer of said State, did then and there, by
virtue of his said office and employment in said treasury,
have, receive, and take into his possession for the said
State, certain other money to a large amount, to wit: to the
amount of three thousand dollars, and of the value of three
thousand dollars, and the said money afterwards, to wit: on
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