People v. Wallace

An indictment was returned by the grand jury of Edgar county, at the November term, 1921, against James Wallace, Lewis Wallace and Orion Dunn, charging them with the larceny of eleven hogs, of the goods and chattels of Jacob Littlefield, of the value of $200. The cause was continued as to James Wallace, and Lewis Wallace and Orion Dunn were tried together on a plea of not guilty, convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term.

The main facts upon which the State secured a conviction of plaintiffs in error were testified to by Jacob Little-field, owner of the hogs in…