Gill v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Murder is the offense; the punishment, death.

The deceased (Alonzo Allen) operated a “barbecue pit” in Corpus Christi, that is, an eating establishment serving, mainly, barbecue. On the night of the killing, appellant wetit to deceased’s place of business and ordered a half-pound of barbecue. He complained that the amount served him was short weight— as a result of which an argument ensued, culminating in a fist fight between them, appellant striking the first blow. Ira Bradford stopped the fight. Appellant left the place, and, according to Bradford’s testimony, as he was…