State v. Gillie

The defendants were jointly informed against and jointly tried for the larceny of a. cow, the property of one Murdock. Both were convicted, and both appeal. The questions for re*543view relate to the admission of evidence and to the charge.

Both defendants resided in Beaver County, where the alleged crime was committed. For some time prior to the alleged offense, Gillies was engaged in buying and shipping cattle from Milford and the ranges nearby. He also had a few head of cattle of his own on the range, fifteen or twenty. At the time of the alleged offense, Puffer was, and for about six months…