Russell v. State

—The appellant was convicted of burglary of a private residence at night-time. The residence was a room occupied by Conger, and on the twenty-fifth of February the burglary was proved to have taken place.

The State relied for a conviction solely upon evidence of possession by the appellant of the fruits of the crime. Upon that subject, this was the evidence: On the fifth of April, following the burglary, Conger identified a pocket-knife and a watch chain which were stolen from his room, and which he found in possession of a police detective at the police station in Austin. This detective’s…