Blackwell v. State

HURT, Presiding Judge.

This conviction was for carrying a pistol. Appellant was seen on the sidewalk in the town of Brady with a pistol on his person. The officer arresting him followed appellant into a saloon, and there took the pistol from his person. His witnesses testified that he lived in Coleman County; frequently came to Brady, in McCulloch County, and on such occasions left his pistol in the saloon where he was arrested; that on the night in question, and shortly before his arrest, he went into the saloon, purchased a bottle of whisky, got his pistol, and “said he was going home;” that…