Dobbs v. State

Fannie and Louisa Orr, two sisters, elderly ladies, lived in a rural community, with their nearest neighbor about a mile away. Appellant went to their home about dark, and demanded money, and, when he was given about $160, he insisted that this was not all the money the ivomen had. The women asked him to- take the money and leave them alone, but he said dead people told no tales, and he proceeded to beat both women with a stick of stove wood. After beating Fannie Orr into insensibility, he cut her throat. He beat Louisa Orr also and attempted to cut her throat. Appellant set fire to the…