Beggs v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for murder; punishment, fifteen years in the penitentiary.

The background and surroundings of this case are unusual. Deceased and his slayer were neighbors, living on the same road some two miles apart. According to the testimony of appellant and his family, the two men were friends, with no ill-feeling between them. The state’s testimony suggests a different situation.

The oldest son of appellant lived about a quarter of a mile from appellant, and on the same road referred to. The killing took place at the home of said son, Theodore Beggs, on the night of December…