Jones v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The Chrysler automobile belonging to Matthews, was, on the night of March 8, 1950, stolen from his garage in Austin. A 7% horsepower Mercury outboard motor was in the trunk of the car. Upon discovery of the theft the next morning, officers were notified and a report was made by radiobroadcast of the theft of the ear and motor. On April 15, police officers of Fort Worth reported that the stolen automobile had been found in that city. The outboard motor, however, was not in the car when found.

Turpin, an automobile mechanic who resided in Fort Worth, *344was approached by one…