Earle v. State

This conviction was for hog theft. It was a closely contested case on the facts. The state introduced evidence to the effect that appellant killed the hog. His evidence is a strong denial. The state witnesses were impeached as to general reputation; such reputation was shown to be bad for veracity.

[1,2] The first bill of exceptions is as follows: “The defendant offered the following testimony by Sarah Cox, the' prosecutrix. The witness Sarah Cox, having testified to the fact that she was divorced from her husband on the grounds of adultery, and had the witness been required to answer, she…