Joe Elder v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for assault with intent to murder Lena Elder, punishment being assessed at six years in the penitentiary.

The injured party was appellant’s wife. They had not been living together for some time. On the occasion of the assault appellant came to the house where his wife and children were living and apparently without any cause commenced to beat his wife with his fist and with a piece of iron referred to as an “angle iron” from a windmill. At the time of the assault and prior thereto he threatened to kill his wife. During the time he was striking her the children…