Weston v. State

Appellant was convicted in the court below of involuntary manslaughter. There was testimony *326of the following state of facts: On the evening of- January-30, 1906, a party of six men went from Decatur to Huntington to attend a minstrel performance and a lodge banquet. The members of the party, or some of them at least, commenced drinking when they reached Huntington. They were quite boisterous at the performance, and various members of the party, or all of them, were drinking at the banquet, which was held afterwards. At 1 o’clock a. m. they telephoned for a hack, and appellant, who was a hack…