McCollum v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The conviction is for theft, a misdemeanor ; punishment fixed at a fine of ten dollars and confinement in the county jail for ten hours.

As described in the indictment, the alleged stolen property consisted of two sacks of the value of ten cents each and grass seed contained in said sacks of the value of five dollars. The evidence reveals that the elevator in which one Watson had some grass seed stored caught fire; that while parts of the building were burning some persons made a hole in the east side of the building which permitted some of the grass seed to run out,…