Johnson v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Wood County of murder, and his punishment fixed at ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.

From the evidence it appears that the appellant was in the employ of the Texas Pacific Railway Company as a section hand, and that about the date alleged in the indictment he broke a switch lock and threw a switch upon the track of said railroad company, and shortly thereafter the Sunshine Special passing along said line ran into the broken switch and the engine was derailed killing a fireman.

We will dispose of some preliminary propositions…