Boykin v. State

Appellant was iudicted, tried, and convicted of stealing a “ black and white spotted hog, marked with a split and overbit and underbit in each ear, of the value of five dollars, of the property of one "William Culliford.” The indictment was found on the twenty-first of April, 1879. Culliford testified that, some time during that year, appellant had desired witness to let him have charge of his (witness’) hogs, running in the range near Ike Johnson’s. Witness told appellant that Johnson had the care of them, and that he (the witness) was satisfied with J olxnson’s management.

About two weeks…