Bates v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Polk County, John S. Edwards, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtBrowne, C. J.
— The defendant in error, Henry Bates, was convicted of breaking and entering,, with intent to commit a felony. The testimony establishes that the office of the Union Passenger Depot at Bartow was broken into; that nothing was taken out of the office; that an axe kept in the corner of the colored waiting room was missing, but the .testimony does not show when it was taken but only that it was usually kept “in the corner of the colored waiting room.”
The prisoner was arrested at his father’s home and taken in custody by three officers. His connection with the breaking and entering was sought to…
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