Gill v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appellant was indicted in the District Court of Rains County for the murder of Martha Skipwith, on the 20th day of September, 1895, by shooting her with a gun. The venue was changed to the county of Hopkins by the District Judge of his own motion, because of such prejudice against defendant that he could not obtain a fair and impartial trial in the county of Rains. , W. M. Lamb was sheriff of Rains County at the time Martha. Skip-with was killed, and had been for some years.
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Appellant was indicted in the District Court of Rains County for the murder of Martha Skipwith, on the 20th day of September, 1895, by shooting her with a gun. The venue was changed to the county of Hopkins by the District Judge of his own motion, because of such prejudice against defendant that he could not obtain a fair and impartial trial in the county of Rains. , W. M. Lamb was sheriff of Rains County at the time Martha. Skip-with was killed, and had been for some years. R. M. Skipwith was his son-in-law, and had been his deputy for about a year at said date. R. M. Skipwith had formerly…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.—Appellant
was indicted for the murder of Martha Skipwith. The homicide occurred in Rains County, and the venue of the case was transferred to Hopkins County. The jury convicted appellant of murder in the second degree, assessing the punishment at five years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Hence this appeal. It appears from the record that on the night of September 20th, R. M. Skipwith and his mother, Martha Skipwith, were sitting on the gallery in front of the house of R. M. Skipwith. The house fronted north. The street ran by the east end of the house. Some one who stood…
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