People v. Deegan

Foote, C.

The defendant was convicted by a jury, of the crime of larceny,—the theft of a calf. From the judgment rendered in the premises, and an order denying him a new trial, he appeals.

The evidence upon which he was tried is mainly circumstantial, but we see no reason to declare, as the defendant contends we should, that the jury were not warranted in returning the verdict of guilty.

In the progress of the trial, a witness for the prosecution, Mr. Zeilor, testified that he saw the' defendant and those claimed to have been with him, on the night of the alleged stealing, at Selma, in Fresno…