Williamson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Wharton. Tried below before Hon. T. S. Reese. This appeal is from a conviction for murder in the first degree, the punishment being assessed at death. The indictment charged appellant, and George Williamson jointly, with the murder of E. C. Crocker, in Wharton County, on the 19th day of May, 1895, by shooting him with a gun. This appellant, Jim Williamson, was alone tried in this proceeding, with the result as above stated.
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Appeal from the District Court of Wharton. Tried below before Hon. T. S. Reese. This appeal is from a conviction for murder in the first degree, the punishment being assessed at death. The indictment charged appellant, and George Williamson jointly, with the murder of E. C. Crocker, in Wharton County, on the 19th day of May, 1895, by shooting him with a gun. This appellant, Jim Williamson, was alone tried in this proceeding, with the result as above stated. In the difficulty E. C. Crocker, Mrs. E. C. Crocker and their son, a young boy, were all killed. The record discloses, as the origin of…
1Opinion of the CourtDavidson, Judge
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at death, and prosecutes this appeal. On the trial of the case the State proved by Sheriff Rich that the defendant, while in jail, stated to him, “that he (defendant) was present, with Frank Martin and James Martin and John Rickard, at Emmett Colburn’s house, at the time E. C. Crocker and his wife and child were killed, and that he was acting with them in the killing of' said parties; that said Frank Martin killed Mrs. Crocker, John Rickard killed Wesley Crocker (the little boy), and that he (defendant) shot E.…
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