State v. Myers

This indictment for horse - stealing was quashed on motion of defendant in error, and the case is brought here by the State to reverse the action of the Circuit Court of Marion County.

There were two grounds assigned in support of the motion:

First — That the indictment does not state the property stolen.

This was properly overruled, as it was based alone on the misspelling of the word mare, the Court holding that a mare was none the less a horse, because spelled “mail-.”

Second — The second ground was that the indictment is signed A. A. Hyde, “District Attorney,” instead of “Attorney - General,”…