Woolston v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The offense is theft of property of the value of five dollars; the punishment a fine of two hundred dollars.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged. Appellant had worked for Mr. Bozeman, proprietor of the Pecos Drug Company. His employment was terminated December 15th, and a few days before Christmas he opened a drug store of his own. After appellant terminated his connection with Pecos Drug Company, Mr. Bozeman missed about seven hundred dollars worth of merchandise, including post cards manufactured on his special order. The cards had printed on them: “The Albertype…