Tanner v. State

Charlie Tanner was convicted of the murder of Mark Sells, and recommended to mercy. The testimony for the State tended to show that on the first Saturday in May, 1915, the defendant had gone to a camp-ground in a buggy. Sometime during the day he fell asleep in the buggy. When he awoke he accused several persons of having stolen whisky from his buggy while he was asleep. Among those against whom accusation was made was the decedent, who denied that he had stolen any whisky, and the defendant immediately fled and was captured by the sheriff in the defendant shot him with a pistol without any…