Marable v. State

KNIGHT, Justice.

The appellant was indicted in the circuit court of Tallapoosa county by a grand jury of said county for murder in the first degree. The specific charge being, that he unlawfully, and with malice aforethought, killed Ethel Mai-able, by striking her with an ax. The deceased was the wife of the. appellant. The marriage between the two took place early in .January, 1933, and the wife was killed, either by appellant, or some one else, on the morning of January 26, 1933.

That the deceased was foully murdered the evidence leaves no room to doubt; and the evidence tends to show motive…