Johns v. State

So far as the material questions in this case are concerned, there is no substantial conflict in the testimony. Appellant was the wife of deceased. By a prior marriage she had become the mother of five children, three girls and two boys. Without going into details, it is sufficient to say that the testimony discloses a wretched state of feeling existing between appellant and the deceased some time prior to the homicide. The eldest daughter of appellant had left home. Appellant brought her back. It appears that the deceased had charged this girl, with a want of chastity. Appellant stated to…