Cox v. State

Granting, as we do, that the testimony of the State’s witness in this ease is the truth, the circumstances relied upon to sustain the conviction of the defendant are not sufficient. There was no direct evidence. The sheriff testified, “I could not *23say positively whether they were all playing or not.” It seems from his evidence that the sheriff was notified to go to defendant’s house. It was in the night. He found the front door locked, and a crowd of negroes could be heard playing cards inside. He could hear them throw down the cards (particularly one who threw his cards down pretty hard),…