Harris v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The conviction was for murder in the second degree.

The defendant, Arthemus Harris, was tried on the indictment charging murder in the first degree and was on the 27th day of March, 1940, convicted by the jury of murder in the second degree and his punishment was fixed at 35 years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.

There is evidence in the record that the defendant went to the home of one Minnie Bell Walden. When he arrived there another negro named Will Ballard was present. The two negroes and the woman- got into a discussion with reference to the right of a railroad employee…