Craiger v. State

This conviction is for murder in the second degree, the punishment is assessed at five years confinement in the penitentiary.

The evidence for the State in substance shows that deceased, Henry Falvey, in company with Tom Dubose and others, were standing on the gallery of deceased's father, who was running a store at the town of Burke, when defendant passed riding a horse; that Tom Dubose gave a derisive whistle, directed at defendant and his horse. This enraged defendant and he stopped, asked the parties on the gallery if they had anything against his horse or himself. Receiving no reply,…