Bowles v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of carrying a pistol, his punishment being assessed at a fine of $200.

The evidence is very brief, barely more than a page in length, and discloses that appellant was running a grocery and restaurant business in Mart, McLennan County. On the 3d of September, it being Sunday, appellant closed up his place of business about 9 o’clock in the morning, as was his custom of doing on Sunday, having opened on said day for the purpose of serving meals to his customers and boarders. He started home, carrying his coat on his arm, which had a pistol in the…