State v. Leitzke

On October 1, 1926, Adolph Leitzke, the defendant-appellant, assisted by John and Ed Stewart, stole two shoats belonging to and on the farm of Frank Hadfield, near Neola. These men killed the animals, put them into a Ford roadster, and hauled the carcasses to appellant’s home, about three miles away, where the process of butchering was completed. Then, during the following day, the dressed hogs were offered to a Mr. Owens, at Neola, in payment of a garage bill. This tender was refused. Immediately thereafter, arrests were «nade. John Stewart pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to the…