Egbert v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The evidence would show that appellant and Bob Craven were employed by Ellis County as guards of the county convicts. On the day of the homicide they were taking some thirty convicts from the county farm to the farm of Mr. Charles Davis. Mr. Craven was in advance of the convicts and appellant was in the rear of them. When near Davis’ gin some five of the convicts made a break for liberty; shots were fired by both appellant and Craven, and one of the escaping convicts,…