Piper v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an aggravated assault upon Mahala Drake, a woman.

The State’s case is sustained by the testimony of the witness Mahala Drake, who testified about as follows: That appellant and two other white men came by her house in a buggy; she remarked to them, “This aint a public road through here; Mr. Harbin had told us not to let anybody pass through the farm.” Appellant replied, “I don’t give a dam.” She said: “You talk so bigoty about it. I was just going to tell you the way through here.” Appellant said, “Damn you.” Witness says: “He acted sorter…