Финансист

Chapter XLVIII

           Besides,MarvinandRafalskydidnotcaretobeincluded,iftheycouldhelpit,withSmithson,Rainey,andBeckwithinasweepingcondemnationofCowperwood.Soallfivejudgesfanciedtheywereconsideringthewholematterratherfairlyandimpartially,asmenwillundersuchcircumstances.Smithson,speakingforhimselfandJudgesRaineyandBeckwithontheeleventhofFebruary,1872,said:

           "Thedefendant,FrankA.Cowperwood,asksthatthefindingofthejuryinthelowercourt(theStateofPennsylvaniavs.FrankA.Cowperwood)bereversedandanewtrialgranted.Thiscourtcannotseethatanysubstantialinjusticehasbeendonethedefendant.[Herefollowedaratherlengthyresumeofthehistoryofthecase,inwhichitwaspointedoutthatthecustomandprecedentofthetreasurer’soffice,tosaynothingofCowperwood’seasymethodofdoingbusinesswiththecitytreasury,couldhavenothingtodowithhisresponsibilityforfailuretoobserveboththespiritandtheletterofthelaw.]Theobtainingofgoodsundercoloroflegalprocess[wentonJudgeSmithson,speakingforthemajority]mayamounttolarceny.Inthepresentcaseitwastheprovinceofthejurytoascertainthefeloniousintent.Theyhavesettledthatagainstthedefendantasaquestionoffact,andthecourtcannotsaythattherewasnotsufficientevidencetosustaintheverdict.Forwhatpurposedidthedefendantgetthecheck?Hewasupontheeveoffailure.

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