State v. Journey

The accused appeals from the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict, the refusal of the court to charge as requested by him, and a single ruling on evidence. Upon the evidence offered by the State the jury might reasonably have found the following facts: On March 10th, 1932, at about nine-thirty in the morning, a fire was discovered in an old barn upon an abandoned property in the town of Easton known as the old Logan place. When the firemen arrived the barn, except for the larger timbers, was practically destroyed. The firemen discovered upon a pile of half-burned hay within the ruins…