Gray v. State

SPEER, Justice.

This is an action by the State of Texas for an order of the district court to have certain alleged gambling paraphernalia destroyed, as the property of Wilson N. Gray.

*723Upon hearing, the order was made by the court, and Gray has perfected this appeal.

The articles in controversy consist of seven slot machines, seized by the sheriff under a search warrant, on January 29, 1943. The return of the officer filed with the court describes the machines by number, the place of seizure, and shows that they were taken from the posssession of two named persons, neither of whom is the…