Barrett v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for burglary of a railroad car, punishment assessed being two years in the penitentiary.

The burglary occurred at Whitesboro in Grayson County, Texas. The car burglarized contained a shipment of eleven cases of shoes consigned to Anderson and Hodges. Eight cases of shoes were taken by the thieves. On the next day after the burglary a witness who lived near Mineral Wells noticed an automobile being maneuvered in a way that aroused his suspicion. He got the number of the automobile and reported the incident to the officers. They went with the witness to the place…