Mcneil v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Murder without malice is the offense; the punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

The indictment charged that the appellant killed deceased by stabbing him with a knife.

The parties were negroes. All events occurred at night. “Ashtola’s Place,” where the killing occurred, consisted of two rooms. In the rear room, on this occasion, a dice game was in progress. Appellant went broke in the dice game and sent his watch to Ashtola, who was in the front room, with a request to borrow three dollars on it, so that he could stay in the game. Before making the loan, Ashtola asked…