State v. McCann

WHITE, P. J. —

The defendant appeals from a sentence of the Jasper County Circuit Court inflicting upon him the death penalty for murder in the first degree. It was charged that December 14, 1930, Albert McCann, aided and abetted by his wife, Irene McCann, murdered E. O. Bray, acting jailer at Carthage. A severance Was ordered, Albert McCann was tried, verdict returned April 20, 1931, and judgment was rendered May 23, 1931.

McCann and his wife, December 14, 1930, drove into Carthage and parked their car. About nine o’clock a. m., Irene McCann went to the jail and asked about one Bill Daggett,…