State v. Foy.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment against Will Foy, heard by Judge Thos. J. Shaw and a jury, at July Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Foesyth County. From a verdict of guilty and judgment thereon, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Whether there was any evidence tending to show that defendant was guilty of the larceny of the box of candy, is the question raised by defendant’s demurrer to the evidence. The only evidence introduced was that testified to by the witness Barbee, as follows: “I am employed as clerk by Mrs. W. J. and Clarence Cromer, candy makers and confectioners, in tbe city of Winston. Defendant, Will Foy, had been working there for some time. On Monday, abont June 18, 1902, I saw a box of candy in the back room under a- table. I could not tell who put it there. I watched it every day to see if I could…
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