Bevins v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for theft; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

One Hanson testified that on the night of June 29th he went at 3:30 a. m. to his room on the third floor of the Ross hotel in Amarillo, Texas, and as he started down the hall toward said room he saw appellant jump into the second door from witness’ room. Witness retired. Next morning he found that some eighty dollars had been stolen from his pocketbook. He at once reported the matter to the police, describing appellant and his movements of the night before, and telling the officers to hurry over, the man was…