Финансист

Chapter XLI

           Now,asyousee,therearefourcountshere,aswelawyerstermthem,andthereasontherearefourcountsisasfollows:Amanmaybeguiltyoflarcenyandembezzlementatthesametime,oroflarcenyorembezzlementseparately,andwithoutbeingguiltyoftheother,andthedistrictattorneyrepresentingthepeoplemightbeuncertain,notthathewasnotguiltyofboth,butthatitmightnotbepossibletopresenttheevidenceunderonecount,soastoinsurehisadequatepunishmentforacrimewhichinawayinvolvedboth.Insuchcases,gentlemen,itiscustomarytoindictamanunderseparatecounts,ashasbeendoneinthiscase.Now,thefourcountsinthiscase,inaway,overlapandconfirmeachother,anditwillbeyourduty,afterwehaveexplainedtheirnatureandcharacterandpresentedtheevidence,tosaywhetherthedefendantisguiltyononecountortheother,orontwoorthreeofthecounts,oronallfour,justasyouseefitandproperor,toputitinabetterway,astheevidencewarrants.Larceny,asyoumayormaynotknow,istheactoftakingawaythegoodsorchattelsofanotherwithouthisknowledgeorconsent,andembezzlementisthefraudulentappropriationtoone’sownuseofwhatisintrustedtoone’scareandmanagement,especiallymoney.Larcenyasbailee,ontheotherhand,issimplyamoredefiniteformoflarcenywhereinonefixestheactofcarryingawaythegoodsofanotherwithouthisknowledgeorconsentonthepersontowhomthegoodsweredeliveredintrustthatis,theagentorbailee.

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