Freeman v. State

Bell, Justice.

J. S. Freeman, a physician, was tried on an indictment charging that on June 13, 1939, he did kill and murder A. E. Saunders '•'‘by throwing gasoline over and upon him, the said A. E. Saunders, and, after so doing, set fire to the clothing, body, limbs, and members of him the said A. E. Saunders, and said gasoline and fire when used in the manner aforesaid being weapons and instrumentalities likely to produce death, and by so doing thereby inflict upon the said A. E. Saunders certain wounds, a certain mortal wound, and certain mortal wounds from which he . . then and there…