Ransom v. State

Appellants were indicted for the murder of Red Henry, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary. All the parties are negroes, and the deceased was killed on Saturday night, July 3, 1926, at a negro picnic which was held on Friday, Satur day and Saturday night, in celebration of July 4th, which came on Sunday that year. There was a dancing stage or pavilion near a store porch, and adjoining this was a booth or table, where refreshments and other articles were sold. The killing occurred at nine o ’clock at night, and this dancing pavilion was lighted by…