Little v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appellant was charged by indictment with the murder of Ben Stone-cypher, on the 12th day of November, 1897, by striking him with a piece of iron. The important facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDEBSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at death; hence this appeal.
The statement of facts shows substantially that appellant and deceased had been hired to pick cotton for one Josh Merrill, and lived together at his house for about a month. They left Merrill’s on Friday, November 12th, about 1 o’clock, to go to Whitewright, where deceased expected to take the train for Denison. Deceased was not coming back, but defendant was coming back with his horse and buggy, and on Sunday was to take the deceased’s trunk to Wolfe City, and…
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