Smith v. State

Sampson Lee and his wife, Emaline Lee, two aged negroes, were living in the southeastern part of Drew county, Arkansas, on January 16, 1936. Shortly after dark on the evening of that day, nearby neighbors were attracted to their cabin and, on entering, found Emaline Lee lying dead on the floor, and Sampson Lee wounded and bleeding. The furniture of the room was in disorder, a trunk was open, and its contents scattered, dresser drawers pulled out and the room in a general state of confusion. On an examination of the body of Emaline Lee it was discovered that her skull had been crushed by the…