State v. Wortman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Charles Wortman was convicted upon a charge of stealing harness in the night-time, and appeals. The statute reads:

“Every person who shall be convicted of feloniously *848stealing, taking or carrying away ... in the night-time any domestic fowls, harness, or saddles, belonging to another, shall be deemed guilty of grand larceny.” (Laws 1903, ch. 218, § 1.)

In the information and evidence the stolen property was described as certain enumerated straps and buckles, referred to as pieces of harness, not including any bridle, collar or traces. The…