Jackson v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

Under an indictment charging him with murder, appellant was convicted of assault with intent to murder and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

Mrs. Louise Melde and appellant were neighbors. Apparently their relations had been friendly until shortly before the assault. About sixty days prior to the trouble between the parties, appellant borrowed $60 from Mrs. Melde, and she had requested that it be paid. Shortly before the difficulty the • foster-daughter of the injured party telephoned appellant, asking that the money be immediately…