Butler v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
About August 31st, 1894, W. C. Richardson, George Dameron and appellant lived in the same neighborhood. About 10 o’clock in the morning of this particular day W. 0. Richardson was at appellant’s house for a short time alone with appellant’s wife. After this, on the same day, between 11 and 12 o’clock, George Dameron went to appellant’s house and finding the appellant and wife in tears, was told by both, that W. C. Richardson had ravished the wife that morning.
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About August 31st, 1894, W. C. Richardson, George Dameron and appellant lived in the same neighborhood. About 10 o’clock in the morning of this particular day W. 0. Richardson was at appellant’s house for a short time alone with appellant’s wife. After this, on the same day, between 11 and 12 o’clock, George Dameron went to appellant’s house and finding the appellant and wife in tears, was told by both, that W. C. Richardson had ravished the wife that morning. Appellant and Dameron went in search of Richardson, and Dameron interfered to prevent a difficulty between appellant and Richardson,…
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of perjury, and given five years in the penitentiary. Hence this appeal. The grand jury óf Hill County were examining witnesses to ascertain whether or not one W. G. Richardson had committed a rape upon the body of Mrs. Isabel Butler, wife of appellant, G. T. Butler. The appellant, G. T. Butler, was a witness before the grand jury, and testified in regard to this matter; swearing that W. C. Richardson, on or about the 31st day of August; 1894, submitted a proposition, through George Dameron, to pay to him, the said G. T. Butler, the sum of So, if…
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