State v. Wenger

Blume, Justice.

Jacob W. Wenger, the defendant, was convicted of the crime of arson, and from the sentence imposed upon him he appeals. The main contention made is that the evidence in the case is insufficient to sustain the conviction herein. The record discloses, in outline, the following:

The defendant and Ned F. Steel were neighbors in Carbon County in this state, both owning a farm. The latter, in the fall of 1931, desired to go to St. Joseph, Missouri, in order to engage in selling school supplies for a firm in Kansas City. He accordingly entered into a written agreement with the…