State v. Cross
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. W. S. Lewis, Judge. The defendant was convicted of the crime of larceny, and adjudged to be imprisoned in the state penitentiary at Ft. Madison for the term of two years. From that judgment he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
On the twenty-fourth day of July, 1893, five hogs owned by A. E. Patrick were stolen from a feed lot on his farm, four miles southeast of the town of Oakland, in Pottawattamie county. The fact that they were stolen is not denied. Bétween 4 and 5 o’clock of the next morning the defendant and a young man named Emerick were seen driving four of the hogs in the east part of Oakland, towards the stock yards. Three were driven to the yards, but one became exhausted, and stopped, before reaching them.. The defendant spent some time in caring for that hog, and in trying to find a purchaser, and…
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