Alexander v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for the murder of Chester Matthews, convicted of manslaughter and punishment assessed at three years confinement in the State penitentiary.

The fact that appellant .shot and killed deceased is conceded, shown hy his own testimony. The evidence is conflicting as to the incidents ■of the homicide. Appellant and deceased were both negroes, and the ■evidence is conclusive that the difficulty arose over a dollar, which appellant claims belonged to him and which the deceased threw on the ground, telling appellant to take it, and that when appellant stooped to…