Williams v. State

The only evidence introduced by the State which tended to show any motive on the part of the accused for the attempted arson was, that five days previously he “had some words that were unpleasant” with the wife of the owner of the house set on fire. Tracks, evidently made by a person who was barefooted, were discovered on the premises, and were traced to and from a point near the kitchen to the corner of the garden, some twenty yards away ; thence across a public road to the sidewalk on the opposite side; along the sidewalk, which had a sandy surface, to the gate in front of the house of the…