State v. McChesney

— The appellant was convicted upon a charge of grand larceny. He has appealed from a judgment pronounced upon the verdict of the jury. Counsel for appellant insists that the court erred in not taking the case from the jury because the evidence is insufficient.

It appears that Mr. Schmidt, the prosecuting witness, was the owner of two two-year-old heifers which he had raised. These heifers were missed from their accustomed range in May of 1919. Mr. Schmidt, in searching for them' two or three weeks later, found what he identified as the heads at a slaughter pen conducted by the appellant. Mr.…