Welden v. State

Appellant Welden was convicted of the theft of a horse, upon the testimony of one H. 0. Hetler and a witness by the name of Gentry. The evidence of these witnesses was relied upon solely for a conviction, except the want of consent, which was proved by the owner. From the facts sworn to by the witness H. 0. Hetler, and the evidence of Gentry, Hetler was evidently an accomplice. This being the state of the case, was there any fact sworn to by Gentry corroborating the testimony of Hetler, and which tended to connect the defendant Welden with* the theft of the horse?

The witness Gentry testified…