McFarland v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction is for assault with intent to murder a negro by the name of Stafford Sanders; punishment assessed being confinement in the penitentiary for a term of eighteen months.

The facts, condensed, may be stated as follows: Stafford Sanders (hereafter referred to as Stafford for convenience) lived on a place belonging to Rufus McFarland. The latter, with his family, and his father, Jack McFarland, lived some half mile from the house occupied by Stafford. Stafford had some dogs. McFarland either thought the dogs had been killing his sheep, or was apprehensive that they might…