Holmes v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge. —

Conviction for receiving and concealing stolen property; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

This appellant was charged with frauduently receiving and •concealing five controller blow out coils of the value of $9.00 each; five controller blow out coils of the value of $6.00 each, and ten controller cylinder drums of the value of $10.00 each, which had been stolen by some person whose name was unknown to the grand jury. The facts showed that 22 street cars had been retired from service and put in the street car company’s yard in Wichita Falls, Texas. The control boxes…