Black v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted for unlawfully carrying a pistol, and fined $50. By the testimony it is shown appellant was in the opera-house, in Bowie, Montague County, on the 21st of December, 1903, where people were assembled for the purpose of amusement, and carried on his person a pistol. Appellant’s evidence shows he was deputy constable of precinct number 1 of o Tarrant County, Tom Williams being his principal. He was deputized on the 6th of October, 1903. The assistant county attorney of Tarrant County wrote out the deputation and swore appellant in as an officer.…