State v. Reed

Defendant was indicted for petit larceny under the provisions of section 1910, Revised *367Statutes 1899, whereby it was charged that he did unlawfully steal, take and carry away one ewe sheep, the property of J. S. Ramey- and A. S. Bullock, the said ewe sheep being under the value of thirty dollars, to-wit, of the value of five dollars, etc. Upon a trial before a jury, the evidence introduced on behalf of the State disclosed that M'r. Ramey missed one of the ewes belonging to himself and his partner, and upon a search being made therefor, discovered it in the possession of the defendant on his…