Walker v. State

The appellants, Enoch Walker and Virginia Stubbs, were convicted of the murder of a ten days ’ old infant of Virginia Stubbs, and were sentenced to the penitentiary for life. We shall only state enough of the facts to understand the decision upon appeal.

The young infant of the appellant Viginia Stubbs died and was buried on the place occupied by the appellants. Enoch Walker lived in the house with Virginia Stubbs and her sister Lizzie. None of the parties were married, but the two women, Virginia and Lizzie Stubbs, had a *426number of bastard children each. After the dead infant had been buried…