McFarland v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

The indictment charges appellant with swindling by means of a trick lock; and it is shown that he and Barnett acted together in swindling Murphy. The evidence discloses the swindling occurred in Fort Worth on Saturday morning, about 8 or 8:30 o’clock; that the parties by their devices, representations and acts induced the injured party to bet with one of the two conspirators that he could open one of the locks. It seems they had two, one of which could be opened and the other not. After inducing him to make the bet,, the locks were changed without his knowledge, and,…