Teal v. State

Jordan Teal was convicted under an indictment charging him with simple larceny, viz., horse-stealing. Before trial he demurred to the indictment, and the demurrer was overruled. A new trial having been denied him, the case is here upon his bill of exceptions assigning error upon the overruling of the demurrer and the refusal of a new trial.

1. One of the grounds of the motion for a new trial was that the court erred in refusing to continue' the case on the motion of the accused. It appears that E. H. Rice was an uncle of the accused and a material witness for him; that the accused desired…