Holloman v. State

The appellant, Lorenz Holloman, was indicted and convicted of the crime of arson, and was sentenced to serve a term of one year in the Industrial Training School.

The essential facts of the case are that, on the night of November 1, 1928, the barn of Rolan Shows, a farmer, was destroyed by fire, which fire was discovered by Mr. Shows about two o’clock in the morning*. At the time the fire was discovered, the barn had burned to such extent that it, together with its contents, the live stock and farming* implements, were destroyed.

At the time of the fire, Mr. Shows had insurance in the amount of…