Williams v. State

Jake Williams, the appellant, was convicted in the circuit court of Issaq,uena. county on a charge of murder; found guilty, and the death sentence was imposed.

Williams killed a man named Johnson, a tenant on his place, near sundown on November 9, 1931.

According to the state’s witnesses, the appellant came to the home of the deceased at a time when deceased was near a bam tying a cow. The appellant was riding a mule, having in his hands a Winchester rifle. The deceased asked appellant what he was going to do with the gun, and the appellant replied, “It is my land and my gun; the best thing for…