Hartman v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Tom Green County for the offense of horse theft and his- punishment fixed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

It appears from the evidence that a certain horse, saddle and bridle were taken from a ranch in Coke County, Texas on March 14, 1917 by appellant and that said property was recovered on the 16th of that same month near Big Springs, in Howard County about nine miles distant from the point where same was taken. The horse was found in a pasture about two miles from Big Springs, appellant having let down the fence…