Wells v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The offense is murder; the punishment death.

Deceased, J. A. Mitchell, was engaged in the grocery and filling station business in the town of Coleman. On the night of January 27, 1927, deceased, his wife, daughter and small granddaughter were in the filling station. The wife of deceased saw a man by the side of the filling station in a stooped position. This man slipped along the wall until he reached the front door. He opened the door, came in and closed it. Deceased was about five or six feet from the door. He had his back to the door and was sweeping the room. The party…