Henley v. State

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder and his punishment assessed at twenty-five years in the penitentiary.

Only a brief general statement is necessary. The deceased, J. S-Donaldson, and appellant lived with their respective families near one another, close to Dallas. Deceased had and ran a store in part of his residence. He was a drinking man, and when drinking or drunk was more or less insulting to others and made threats of personal violence towards others. He had living with him a daughter, whom Mrs. .Donaldson testified had several years before then married, but- had…