Heinrich

Defendant was charged by indictment with an attempt to commit grand larceny. From a judgment of conviction and from an order denying his motion for new trial defendant has appealed to this court.

In brief, the evidence shows that defendant advertised in a newspaper for a superintendent to take charge of a large ranch at a salary of $350 per month and a percentage of the income from the ranch, and requiring that such superintendent deposit with defendant a cash bond. A Mr. Crandell, who was a detective in the office of the district attorney, answered the advertisement. Later Mr. Crandell met defendant and had a conversation with him regarding the proposed employment, in which conversation defendant informed Mr. Crandell that he had a large estate in Mexico, consisting of several small ranches, on each of which a foreman was employed; that the position offered was that of a superintendent who would have charge of all the foremen and handle the wages of the employees, and that it would be necessary that Crandell put up a cash bond in the sum of $5,000, or that in lieu of cash he might take a Mexican surety bond. Defendant also told Crandell that the land was owned by a London…