Gordon v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Conviction for theft of turkeys; punishment, a fine of $100, and 100 days in the county jail.

Appellant sought a continuance because of the absence of one Riptoe by whom he could prove that on the morning of February 23, 1931, witness saw a Mexican in Abilene in an old Ford truck loaded with turkeys and chickens; that about 7 o’clock on said morning the Mexican was offering same for sale; that said Mexican was going in the direction of Coleman, Texas. That witness had written to appellant and his co-defendants to come to Abilene where they could get work. The application set…