Sikes v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for burglary of a private residence at night; the punishment, five years.

The state’s testimony shows that the prosecuting witness, L. A. Vogelsang, and his wife, both of whom were aged, resided in their residence in the City of Rosenberg. On the night in question, after they had retired. Mrs. Vogelsang was awakened around midnight by the sound of breaking glass in the front of the house. She then awakened her husband and after securing a pistol and placing it in his hand, heard someone raise a window in the back and enter the house. Mrs. Vogelsang then left the…