State v. De Koning

The sheep which defendant is accused of stealing were kept by the prosecuting witness Noller at a distance said to be some 17 to 20 miles from the home of the defendant. Defendant was a dealer in livestock of all kinds and attended sales in various towns and on farms in local territory for a number of years prior to his arrest. The sheep which were kept by the owner in a pasture adjacent to his farm, were observed the last time on Wednesday, November 13, 1935; and between that date and Saturday, November 16, they disappeared. On the morning of the last-named date Noller made an examination…