Hickman v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was indicted, prosecuted and convicted of burglary and his punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary.

It appears that the store of the Rotan Grocery Company at Hico was being burglarized, and the manager and night watchman of the town found one of the doors unlocked one Saturday night about the 8th of May. About 3 o’clock next morning the two went in the store to keep watch, Mr, Carlton stationed himself at a point on the out side. About daylight appellant was seen to drive up in a buggy, get out and go in at this door that was open. When he got inside, he…