Barnes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mrs. Barnes, wife of defendant, testified that on the morning of the 18th of August, 1904, the defendant left her house and went over to a neighbor’s house and claimed he was sick; he. went in her buggy and drove her horse. After he had gone over there, she went also; going into the lot where the horse was, caught him and started to lead him out of his lot, when defendant came up and asked her what she was going to do with the horse.
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Mrs. Barnes, wife of defendant, testified that on the morning of the 18th of August, 1904, the defendant left her house and went over to a neighbor’s house and claimed he was sick; he. went in her buggy and drove her horse. After he had gone over there, she went also; going into the lot where the horse was, caught him and started to lead him out of his lot, when defendant came up and asked her what she was going to do with the horse. She told him that she was going to take him and the buggy to another neighbor that she had sold them to; the defendant told her that she could not have them; she…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSOÜST, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault, and his punishment’ assessed at confinement in the county jail for one month; hence this appeal.
It is only necessary to review the question raised by appellant as to the disqualification of the county judge who tried the case. This bill shows that the. alleged offense for which appellant was tried was an assault and battery, charged to have been committed by him on M. Barnes, the wife of appellant, on August 16th, 1904. The complaint and information were filed in the county court against appellant on August 18th; and on the…
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