Cowan v. State

HEHDEBSOH, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of embezzlement, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary ; hence this appeal.

Appellant strenuously insists that the circumstances of this case do not constitute embezzlement. The facts show that T. M. Cowan was the owner of a piece of land, and sold the same for $475, to the prosecutor Hike Dzierzbricki, a Polander; $250 of which was cash, and the balance monthly installments of $25. Prosecutor employed one Tharp, an attorney of Houston to investigate and pass on the title. The vendor (appellant) and vendee met in…