Whatley v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is theft by bailee; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Omitting the formal parts, the indictment reads as follows: “Piercie Whatley did, having possession of ninety dollars in money, of the value of ninety dollars, the same being the corporeal personal property of D. D. Brogdon, by virtue of his contract of hiring with said D. D. Brogdon, did then and there unlawfully and without the consent of the said D. D. Brogdon, the owner thereof, unlawfully convert said ninety dollars in money, of the value of ninety dollars, to his, the said…