Harrison v. State

Jackson, Chief Justice.

[Harrison was indicted for the burglary of the dwelling-house of B. J3. Holcombe. The evidence showed, in brief, as follows : Holcombe and his family lived in the house. In September, 1883, they went to Florida, but intended to return. They packed their goods in two rooms, which they locked, and left the balance of the bouse in the hands of a real estate agent to rent. • A tenant took the house for a year, but subsequently moved out, leaving it vacant for a time. It was broken open, and certain property taken from it at some time near June 1,1884, and when Holcombe’s…