Harper v. State

HARPER, Judge.

—Appellant was indicted, charged with the murder of Frank Fowler. When tried he was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at the lowest term fixed by law—two years in the penitentiary.

The record is quite voluminous, but there are but few questions presented which we feel called upon to discuss. The record discloses that deceased had a bad reputation for peace and quietude; that he had been in several difficulties, and had killed one man; that he bore the reputation of being a man who would carry a threat into execution. Evidence of threats made by deceased, some…