Hays v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. JohN G. Winter. The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of larceny from a store-house. The tendencies of the .State’s evidence and the facts of the case pertaining to the rulings of the court upon the testimony of the witnesses Jacobi and Williams are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. JohN G. Winter. The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of larceny from a store-house. The tendencies of the .State’s evidence and the facts of the case pertaining to the rulings of the court upon the testimony of the witnesses Jacobi and Williams are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The defendant introduced as a witness in his own behalf, Mr. George Cook, who testified that he knew the general character of the defendant, and that it was good ; that it was good for honesty. Thereupon the defendant asked the witness :…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The appellant was indicted and convicted of larceny from a storehouse. The evidence shows that the defendant was in the employment of one E. H. Jacobi, who was engaged in business as a grocery merchant ; and it seems that defendant had his meals brought to him in a basket to the store. A clerk in the store, one Williams, discovered a quantity of lard concealed in the bottom of the basket of the defendant, covered over with cloths and plates, &c. Williams communicated the discovery of the lard in the basket of defendant to Jacobi. At the time of the discovery of the lard in the basket, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Goldsmith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Webb v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
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