State v. Brady

The evidence for the state tended to show that on the night of September 29, 1900, the barn of one Stuart, situated several miles east of the city of Des Moines, was unlawfully broken and entered, and certain iharness stolen therefrom; that on said night defendant ■was seen upon the public highway in that neighborhood; -that about ten days thereafter the stolen property, or 'Some of it, was found in his possession; and that he made some statements or admissions serving to strengthen the suspicion of his guilt. The defendant denied his guilt, .and offered considerable evidence tending to prove…