Taylor v. State

This case is a companion case to the case of Lewis v. State, 56 So. 2d 397, decided by this Court on January 21, 1952. The appellant was convicted of the crime of “pigeon dropping” which, under our statute, Section 2240, Code of 1942, is larceny. Garvin v. State, 207 Miss. 751, 43 So. 2d 209, and authorities therein cited.

*178(Hn 1) The evidence discloses the customary procedure in such cases — the pretended finding by the appellant and one Sarah Lewis of a purse in the City of Starkville, which they represented to the prosecuting witness, Bessie Scales, contained a large sum of money, the…