Adams v. State

Appellant was indicted and convicted for killing Jess Jiles on the 7th of October, 1923. Mrs. Jiles had formerly been the wife of appellant, and three children had been born of their union. According to the testimony of appellant, he had been visiting and contributing to the support of these children after being divorced from their mother, and, on the day of the killing, he sought to see the oldest child, a daughter, to ascertain from her what books she would require in school. He testified that Jiles objected to his visiting at the Jiles home to see the children, and his practice was to walk…