Stroud v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of the .offense of murder and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for life.

The record shows that appellant and the deceased were .husband and wife, but had been separated for a period of .about four years at the time the fatal injuries were inflicted npon her. On the day of the unfortunate affair appellant went To see her for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation and reuniting of the family ties. While at her home on this mission he stabbed her with an ice-pick inflicting several wounds upon her; one of which was…