State v. Tindall

Fishburne, Justice.

The appellant, Sam Tindall, a white man, and one Preston Cade, a colored man, were tried together on an indictment containing two counts. In the first count the appellant was charged with the crime of receiving stolen goods on October 16, 1947, the property of Frank Ellerbe, knowing them to have been stolen. The second count charged appellant and Cade with grand larceny of the same goods. The subject matter of the alleged offenses consisted of four bags of sample or loose cotton, each bag containing approximately twenty-two pounds, with a total value of $22.40. A trial…