E. M. Lewis and Porter Crooks v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

The house of Coward was burglarized and certain household furniture and effects were taken therefrom. The appellants were afterwards found in possession of certain of the property taken from the burglarized premises. Among the property so taken was a bed-room suite. This was found in the possession of one Glover and identified as belonging to Coward. Mrs. Glover testified that she purchased the suite from the appellants. At the time of the sale the appellants claimed that they…