Arnold v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

It was charged in the indictment, in substance, that appellant, with malice aforethought, killed Zelma Arnold by striking her with a rock.

Deceased was appellant’s wife. Appellant had been away from deceased about two years. During his absence Roy High-tower lived in the same house with deceased. Upon his return, appellant and deceased took up their residence together. According to the version of appellant’s witnesses, deceased and appellant lived together as man and wife. The state’s testimony tended to show that appellant and…