High v. State

RAMSEY, Judge.

Appellant was indicted in the District Court of Harrison County for the murder of one Dave Pilot. He was tried on the 9th day of November, 1907, and such trial resulted in a verdict for manslaughter—his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

Appellant proved a most excellent reputation as a quiet, peaceful and inoffensive man. There were no eyewitnesses to the killing, and except for the admissions of appellant, which shall be hereafter noted, the case rested upon circumstantial evidence. Both parties lived near the village of Wood Lawn in…