Watson v. State

The defendant, Frank Watson, and one Albert Dunson, were jointly indicted for burglary and grand larceny, the indictment.containing two counts, one charging burglary and one grand larceny. A severance was ordered, and a general verdict of guilty was rendered against the defendant.

The evidence for the state tended to show that the store of one Gus Bryan was broken into and a trunk of pistols taken therefrom; that on the evening before the alleged burglary the defendant was observed looking in the show window of the store at some pistols. There was evidence of a confession by defendant that he…