McGoodwin v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is theft of cattle; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Five head of cattle belonging to Vestal Tedrow were in the pasture of Robert Smith. Smith had the custody of said stock, and customarily put them in his pen at night. On the 24th of March, 1937, Mr. Tedrow missed one of said animals and immediately instituted an investigation. Going to the home of Robert Smith, he asked him whether he had seen the missing calf. Smith replied that it was still in the pasture, but later told him it was in Mr. Crumpton’s pasture. Mrs. Smith also told…