State v. Shaw

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

Reginald Shaw and Lyal Beeson were charged jointly with an attempt to commit arson. On a separate trial, Shaw was convicted and appeals.

The state charged and its evidence tended to prove that late in the year 1919, Shaw and Beeson,'as partners, commenced dealing in automobile accessories in Cherryvale. As neither, had any capital, the business was established with money borrowed from a local bank. Shaw purchased a woodén building and lot, paying $2,000 therefor. The partners repaired and painted the building and stocked it with goods valued…