Garrett v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

The evidence shows that appellant at night killed Letitia Bedford; the jury assessed the death penalty. The facts are very voluminous and unnecessarily prolix. In substance, it is gleaned from the record that appellant was paying rent for a house occupied by himself, the deceased, and relatives of the deceased, and that she (deceased) had for some time been playing the part of mistress to him. Another negro came upon the scene as a rival for the favors of appellant’s mistress. This, as usual under such circumstances, brought trouble. This rival had threatened the…