McPherson v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The State proved that appellant had been bartender for W. H. Connors, who owned a saloon in Houston. That the saloon was sold to A. Rainey, when appellant lost his position; the saloon was burglarized that night. All the evidence about the keys was admissible, as the evidence showed that appellant opened the saloon in the morning and closed it at night while working there, and, therefore, the State’s contention was that he was in possession of a key to the burglarized…