Henderson v. State

The indictment in this case is for the crime of burglary, as defined and prohibited by section 4343 of the Code of 1816. It charges that, before the finding of the *24indictment, George Henderson, the appellant, and one Henry Mattison, “broke into and entered the storehouse of Andrew J. Street, in which goods or merchandise were kept for use, sale, or deposit.”

The descriptive words of the statute are, “in which any goods, merchandise, or other valuable thing, is kept for use, sale or deposit.” The question of the sufficiency of indictments, framed under this section of the Code, has been ruled…