State v. Turner

Defendant was indicted, tried and convicted in the circuit court of St. Louis county of burglary and larceny in a dwelling-house. The sentence was for confinement in the penitentiary for twelve years.

Upon the trial a burglary of the dwelling-house of John "Wishart, and the larceny therefrom of $7 or $8 in money, and a few small articles of property, were shown beyond question; indeed, they were indisputed. The issue turned upon the question whether these offenses were committed by the defendant.

The testimony showed that John Wishart lived in the town of Kirkwood, in St. Louis county, his…