Sheek v. State

FRANKLIN, C. J.-

This appellant was informed against for the crime of' murder; the result of his trial being a conviction of manslaughter. The appellant was a cowboy and, in the course of his employment, was herding some cattle at the ranch of Leonard Olsen, the victim of the homicide. These cattle got into a field of oats belonging to Olsen, and an Indian boy employed by Olsen set a dog upon the cattle to drive them out. In his testimony, the appellant gave the particulars of this incident in connection with and leading up to the act of billing. It appears from appellant’s testimony that on…