State v. Hanks

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Watkins, J.

The accused were charged, upon information of the District Attorney, with stealing a horse, the property of Sevigné Dull on, on or about the 15th of May, 1881, and the information recites that said “ offense has not been made known to the officer having authority to direct the investigation thereof within the time necessary to take the same, out of the saving clause of the Statute of Limitation.” To this information, two exceptions are urged, viz:

1st. Prescription of one year.

2d. The property stolen, is insufficiently described to put the…