Hughes v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Brewster County of murder and his punishment fixed at death.

From the facts it appears that appellant and deceased were traveling in a stock car together. They were seen together near the train in the railroad yards at Sanderson, the county seat of the county east of Brewster county in which the prosecution was had. This was about 1:30 o ’clock the afternoon preceding the alleged homicide that night. About 4:30 of the same day the two men were seen at supper at Marathon, a station between Sanderson and Alpine, the county seat…