Ratcliff v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for swindling; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

It is alleged in the indictment that appellant falsely pretended and represented to Boyce McDowe and Mrs. Clem McDowe that he, appellant, had talked to the district attorney of Smith county, Texas, with reference to a case pending in the district court of said county against Clem McDowe charging him with a felony, and that he could settle said case and secure dismissal of same for the sum of $150, of which $50 would have to be paid in cash; and thereby induced said parties to deliver to him $50 in money, and…