Evans v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense aggravated assault, punishment four months in the county jail.

Appellant was indicted for aggravated assault upon one Mrs. J. M. Ball, alleged to have been committed with a pistol. The unfortunate occurrence in which appellant shot prosecuting witness, Mrs. J. M. Ball, with a pistol appears to have grown out of the belief on the part of prosecuting witness that her husband and appellant were guilty of improper conduct with each other. The trouble had been brewing for some time. The facts immediately surrounding the shooting show that prosecuting witness approached…