The People v. Betts

Plaintiff in error, Everett Betts, was convicted in the circuit court of Pike county of the larceny of three heifers, and the cause is here for a review.

Charles Williams was the owner of the heifers. They were kept in his pasture, which was about a half-mile wide north and south and extended west to the Mississippi river. The pasture was enclosed by a barbed wire fence consisting of three wires; the lowest wire was one foot from the ground, the highest about four feet, and the other wire half-way between them. The fence had been repaired during the latter part of July or August. The…