McKnight and Elmore v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

The indictment charges appellants with theft of-three head of cattle, the property of J. S. Pritchard.

Beversal is urged because the evidence shows ownership in D„ H. Jeeter. The cattle were placed in Jeeter’s pasture by Pritchard in May, where they remained until their disappearance about the 38th of October. Jeeter saw them in his pasture on the afternoon of October 36th. The evidence by Pritchard and Jeeter is to the effect that Pritchard owned the cattle and placed them in Jeeter’s pasture for pasturage purposes in May. He was to pay Jeeter 35 cents per head a…