Mason v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment against appellant on the charge of grand larceny. The property alleged to have been stolen was a diamond ring of the value of $300. The only error assigned is the overruling of appellant’s motion for a new trial.

The first and second causes assigned are: That the finding of the court is contrary to the evidence; and that the finding of the court is contrary to the law.

It appears from the evidence that the prosecuting witness, who was matron of a hotel at French Lick, in Orange county, Indiana, owned a diamond ring of the value of $300. That before 7 o’clock a.…