Pinkerton v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellants were jointly indicted for the murder of Newman Bostick. At a former trial Monday applied for, and was granted a severance; Bill and Frank Pinkerton were tried jointly. All were convicted and upon appeal both cases were reversed. The opinion in the Pinkerton case is reported in 89 Tex. Crim. Rep., 657, 232 S. W. Rep., 827, and Monday's in 90 Tex. Cr. Rep., 8, 232 S. W. Rep., 831. After reversal Monday withdrew his request for severance, and all three co-defendants were retried jointly. Bill Pinkerton was allotted thirty-five years in the penitentiary, Frank Pinkerton…