Holub v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT’. Appellant was indicted for grand larceny alleged to have been committed by steialing five -hogs, the property of H. Loewer.
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Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT’. Appellant was indicted for grand larceny alleged to have been committed by steialing five -hogs, the property of H. Loewer. It appears from the testimony that Loewer was the manager of -a stock ranch in St. Francis County and in control and possession thereof and interested jointly with -the owners in the live stock on the ranch; that they bought 200 head of hogs in January and February, 1913, and 1-o-st -about forty head during the two months. One Houghton claimed a sow and four .shoats and some pigs 'that…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is contended that the court erred in admitting the testimony relative to the action of the hounds in taking the trail at the place where 'tibe hogs escaped and following it to defendant’s house, because there is no sufficient showing of the qualification of the dogs to accurately trail human beings. Mr. Smith, the president of the bank, who telegraphed for the dogs, stated not only that he had heard a good deal about them running criminals down, that the reputation of the dogs for running' criminals was good, but also that he -got the dogs and had seen…
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