Farabee v. State

McDonald, judge.

The offense is theft, by false pretext, of property over the value of fifty dollars, as denounced by Art. 1413, V.A.P.C.; the punishment, two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

Dr. Travis Smith, the injured party, testified that he and appellant were members of the same church; that appellant said he was working to get enough purchasers together to purchase an insurance company; that the persons appellant was representing were to buy the major part of the company; that the company was having some organizational difficulties; that appellant wanted Smith to buy stock and pay…