State v. Gowdy

This is a criminal prosecution under Section 3331, Revised Statutes 1919, by indictment, wherein defendant is charged with having bought and received, in Atchison County, Missouri, on the first day of November, 1921, two hogs, weighing 125 to 150 pounds each, belonging to and stolen from John P. Lynn and James F. Prather, a co-partnership doing business under the firm name and style of Lynn Prather. The defendant was arraigned, entered a plea of not guilty and, on his application, the case was transferred to Andrew County, where the defendant was tried in the circuit court thereof, and a…