Thomas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSOH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the murder of John Blair, and his punishment assesed at death.
The proof, which was uncontradicted, showed that late on the afternoon of October 9, 1905, John Blair and Shropshire, were in the town of Spring, Harris County, and started to their home, near Wilburton, some five or six miles north of Spring. There is testimony tending to show that they were drinking some, and that they bought some beer in Spring and carried it with them. Both were riding horseback; that they left Spring late in the afternoon, and pursued their journey homeward in a slow…
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