State v. Morrison

*201The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and appeals.

The defendant and Wade Lindsey were colored men. They were partners conducting a restaurant business at Chanute. On the night of August 19, 1922, Lindsey was murdered. That night the defendant attended a dance of colored people. While he was in attendance at the dance the deceased and a sweetheart of the defendant, Ruby Thompson, had charge of the restaurant. The dance ceased about midnight, when defendant returned to the restaurant. A crowd of colored people came from…