Jones v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Fayette. Tried below before the Hon. L. W. Moore. The accused, the deceased, and all the witnesses of the homicide were colored people.
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Appeal from the District Court of Fayette. Tried below before the Hon. L. W. Moore. The accused, the deceased, and all the witnesses of the homicide were colored people. It occurred at a dance given by Bob Hawkins on the night of December 24, 1875. One of the witnesses testified that the accused and Aaron Reynolds, the deceased, “ had a dispute about a place in the dance, both claiming the floor; that the prisoner struck the deceased, and then pulled out a pistol and shot him. ’ ’ There was no fight. The accused made Ms escape at the time, and, it may be inferred, was not arrested until…
1Opinion of the CourtWinkler, J.
The appellant was indicted by the name of Willie Jones, for the murder of one Aaron Reynolds, which, it is alleged in the indictment, was committed in the county of Fayette on December 24, 1875.
A trial was had at the May term, 1877, when, as is shown by the transcript of the record, the accused, in his own proper person, suggested to the court that his name was Jim Jones, and, being duly arraigned, pleaded not guilty. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment of guilty of murder in the first degree, and the imposition of the penalty of death by hanging. A motion for a new trial was made…
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