Shaver v. State

FOSTER, Justice.

This appellant was convicted of the murder of an old Negro recluse and miser, who was shown to have had a lot of old greasy money. He was apparently killed in his room by being struck with an ax, and was then locked in it. After several days the police forced an entrance, and found his body decomposing and all the surroundings in a sordid and dirty condition. No money was found. A chain of circumstances connected appellant with it, leading to his conviction. There is some evidence by him of mistreatment by the police, which they denied, in procuring statements from him. But…