State v. Hughes

Appellant was charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced for the crime of larceny of an automobile, and from the verdict and sentence he has appealed.

During the trial two bills of exception were reserved.

Bill No. 1 was reserved to the overruling of *274an objection by counsel for the accused to the admission of evidence of an alleged confession made" by the defendant.

A Mr. Varnado, who had known the defendant all his life, visited the jail, at the request of the sheriff, in the hope of obtaining information from the defendant that would lead to the recovery of the stolen car. This witness says:

“I…