Fisher v. State

An indictment was duly returned, charging that Elias Fisher, who is the appellant, “ on the 27th day of November, 1878, at the county and State aforesaid, did then and there unlawfully and feloniously steal, take and carry away ten pieces of silver money, coinage of the United States of America, of the denomination and value of fifty cents each,” etc.

The defendant was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. He was tried by a jury, found guilty, and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the state-prison for one year, to which was added a fine of twenty-five dollars, disfranchisement, etc.

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