Anderson v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is bribery; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The charging part of the indictment reads as follows:

“W. H. (Bill) Anderson did then and there unlawfully, wilfully and corruptly bribe one R. J. (Whitey) Rutledge, who was then and there a witness for the State of Texas in a certain cause pending by indictment in the District Court of Gregg County, Texas, for the 124th District Court, styled the State of Texas v. W. H. (Bill) Anderson, No. 1386-B, on the docket of said court and said indictment in said cause charging the said W. H. (Bill)…