Young v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Goliad. Tried below before the Hon. D. D. Claiborne. Volney Young was indicted, the indictment charging that Young “ unlawfully did carry on and about his person a pistol, the said Yolney Young not being then and there authorized by law.” On trial he was convicted, and has appealed. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGould, J.
It appears by bill of exceptions that the defendant offered to prove that some three weeks prior to the time he was seen with a' pistol, “ he was assaulted by Ambrose “ Hawkins, an adult rough, and knocked down three times “ with a bludgeon, and that upon this occasion said Ambrose “ Hawkins drew a knife on defendant, and was prevented “ from killing him by the timely interference of bystanders, “ who pulled him away from defendant, and when so taken “ away the said Hawkins exclaimed, £ If I didn’t kill you this “‘this time, damn you, I will do it yet.’ That defendant feel- “ ing his life…
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