State v. Rosier
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fayette District Oourt. The defendant was charged with the crime of willfully and maliciously burning a certain barn in the night time. Upon a trial he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the period of ten years. Defendant appeals. *
1Opinion of the CourtRotjirock, J.
i. cBiMUfAx, to'pródnoe 0 sumptioii. I. The barn in question, which was a large and valuable one, was consumed by fire on the night of the 13 th of March, 1879. The evidence against the defendant, aside from some alleged threats against the owner of the bam, and spine admissions made after the barn was destroyed, consisted principally in the similarity of certain boot tracks with tracks made by those supposed to have been worn by the defendant, and which tracks were found leading towards the barn and away from it to the dwelling-house of one Rush, some three or four miles distant. There had…
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