Houghton and Jones v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The count of the indictment under which appellants were tried and convicted alleged ownership of the burglarized building and of the property taken therefrom in Phillips Petroleum Company, a corporation. The testimony of the state was to the effect that P. H. Mitchell was the agent in Ralls of Phillips Petroleum Com pany. Touching his agency, Mr. Mitchell testified thát he was bulk agent of all of the Phillips Petroleum Company’s business in Ralls; that he had the burglarized filling…