State v. Hays

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

Walter E. Hays, Ed Wilson, George Wilson, and Allen Emerson were indicted and tried in September, 1921, for the murder of T. F. Ramey. George Wilson and Allen Emerson were found guilty of carrying concealed weapons. Walter E. Hays and Ed Wilson, who are the appellants here, were convicted of manslaughter, with recommendation to mercy.

The nature of the exceptions upon which the appeal is based warrants a somewhat full outline of the evidentiary facts. The State introduced testimony tending to establish that about 11 o’clock in the…