Pryse v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

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

The evidence shows that appellant walked into a saloon in Amarillo and remained there the greater part of the day drinking. Appellant finally proposed to treat all in the house, among others, the deceased, who was a Mexican. After the parties took a drink, the appellant, having expressed a desire to go off on the train, was informed that he had but ten minutes to reach the train. Appellant replied: “I want to talk to this party awhile,” and he and the deceased…