State v. Thompson

The defendant was convicted in the District Court of McKenzie County of the crime of grand larceny. The information charged the theft on or about April 30, 1933, of four horses, namely, 1 sorrel gelding three years old; 1 grey mare three years old; 1 grey gelding four years old; 1 black gelding three years old; the property of Hugh Stevenson. The evidence presented to the jury the following facts: About the middle of March, Clynord Thompson, a son of the defendant, came on horseback to the farm of the Gravos family, which was about six miles from the Thompson home. He arrived in the evening…