Burton v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was indicted, charged with murder. When tried, he was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at- fifteen years confinement in the penitentiary.

The undisputed evidence would show that deceased, Nelson Hathorne, one year lived on the place bf H. W. Moore, that while living on the place he purchased a horse, Mr. Moore signing the note as security. At the end of the year he left Moore’s place, and carried the horse away with him, not having paid the note. Mr. Moore had it to pay. Some time after paying the note, Mr. Moore, in passing Nelse…