Watson v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder and allotted a long term of years in the penitentiary.

The party alleged to be killed was John S. Patterson. The facts show that Mr. Patterson was Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of the State of Texas, and as such had charge of enforcing the law with reference to banking in the State. Appellant and his two sons, J.E. and W.R. Watson, were bankers in Freestone County, in the town of Teague, and had been for several years. The bank had been in serious trouble from a financial standpoint and its management prior to the time Patterson became Commissioner of…