O'Mary v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is theft of -chickens; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

G. T. Graham lost fifteen chickens on the night of July 5, 1929. Shortly after the chickens were taken, appellant and a companion were seen on a highway leading to Fort Worth. They stopped near a bridge and threw some dead chickens from their automobile. They also permitted several live chickens to escape. These chickens were immediately recovered by some parties and delivered to the sheriff of Ellis County. The injured party identified them by means of various marks and leg bands.

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