Alexander v. State

The offense is murder; punishment fixed at death.

Appellant shot and killed his wife, Mattie Alexander. At the time of the homicide they had been separated for about a year. Several months before the killing, appellant had stated to the father of the deceased that he “was going to kill the whole d-n family.” Appellant went to the abode of the deceased and shot her with a pistol, inflicting two wounds. According to the state’s evidence, she, at the time, was pleading with the appellant to spare her life. In his written confession, the appellant stated in substance: That he went to the home of…