Crowley v. State

Appellant was indicted for the offense of assault with intent to murder with malice. Upon his trial he was convicted of the offense of aggravated assault and his punishment assessed at confinement in the county jail for a period of one month and a fine of $500.00, from which judgment he has appealed to this court.

Briefly stated, the evidence adduced by the State shows that in the year 1911, the Texas Company acquired an oil, gas and mineral lease from J. W. Crowley and wife on approximately 313 acres of land located in Stephens County; that the company had drilled several wells on this land…