Prince v. State

BETHEA, Judge. —

The appellant was convicted for the offense of swindling, and his punishment assessed at thirty minutes in jail and a fine of seven dollars.

The appellant wanted money with which to send mules to Jasper, Texas, and gave J. J. Coker a check for seven dollars on a bank in Rosenberg. Coker paid appellant in cash and took the check in return for same. At the time appellant executed and delivered said check, he had no money in said bank. The check, up to the time of the trial, had never been paid.

Appellant testified that at the- time he gave the check he thought he was giving it on…