Wilson v. State

The appellant was indicted by the grand jury of Johnson County for the crime of mayhem, as follows:

“The said Oscar Wilson, in the county and State aforesaid, on the 5th day of July, 1923, did wilfully, unlawfully, knowingly, maliciously, feloniously and of his malice aforethought and with premeditation, commit an assault upon one Dr. J. L. Post, and the ribs and nose of said Dr. J. L. Post did then and there break and disable * * * by striking, beating and stamping, with the unlawful and felonious intent then and there to disable and maim the said Dr. J. L. Post,” etc.

There was testimony for…