State v. Jones

Defendant is charged with the murder of Mathilda Jones, also known as Mary Mathilda Gustaver, on October 7, 1931.

He was found guilty as charged without capital punishment, and was sentenced to the state penitentiary for the remainder of his natural life.

On appeal, defendant relies upon five bills of exceptions.

Bills Nos. 1,. 2, and 3.

These bills were reserved to questions propounded by defendant to James Peyton, a state witness; to Charlotte Hornsby, a defense witness, with whom defendant was living at the time of the homicide; and to the defendant himself by his counsel, for the purpose of…