Williams v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was fined $25 upon his plea of guilty to aggravated assault.

Upon the night of March 10th, 1922, accused had some trouble with his wife. Her sister, who was present at the time, sent a small boy to report it to the officers. The constable received the report and arrested appellant as he was trying to catch a moving freight train. He gave his name to the officer as Jess Sawyer, but the negro boy insisted that appellant was the right negro. He was placed in jail by the constable and an entry made on the sheriff’s jail docket that he was held for fighting or an affray. On…