Dodd v. State

The plaintiff in error, Walter W. Dodd, was tried and convicted for the slaying of John Sellers in McIntosh county, Okla., and was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term of five years in the penitentiary. The facts surrounding the killing, as gathered from the record, are about as follows:

“The deceased, John Sellers, with his father, Alex Sellers, were engaged in running a hotel at Eufaula, and the defendant, Walter W. Dodd, and his brother, Charley Dodd, were guests at the hotel. Some unpleasantness between the deceased, John Sellers, and the plaintiff in error had arisen. A short…