Pearce v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Hopkins County for the offense of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at five years in the penitentiary.

The appellant was indicted in the District Court of Smith County, being charged with the offense of murdering one Clayton Hudson about the 17th day of October, 1922. The venue was changed to Wood County, and from Wood County to Hopkins County. The record discloses that the deceased, prior to the homicide, was an employe of the railroad company and, together with many other employees, had gone on a strike in the city of…