Hampton v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Austin. Tried below before the Hon. Livingston Lindsay. Henry Shackelford was killed by a shot fired from Solomon Hampton’s house, at night, where he and HezeMah Hampton were. Shackelford and another -had accompanied the sheriff to Hampton’s house to arrest HezeMah, an escaped penitentiary convict. HezeMah had threatened to Mil any one who should attempt to rearrest him. The testimony did not disclose who fired the shot.
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Appeal from Austin. Tried below before the Hon. Livingston Lindsay. Henry Shackelford was killed by a shot fired from Solomon Hampton’s house, at night, where he and HezeMah Hampton were. Shackelford and another -had accompanied the sheriff to Hampton’s house to arrest HezeMah, an escaped penitentiary convict. HezeMah had threatened to Mil any one who should attempt to rearrest him. The testimony did not disclose who fired the shot. The circumstances indicated that Solomon Hampton’s gun was used. The wives of both Solomon and HezeMah were also in the house. Being indicted for murder, on the…
1Opinion of the Court
Reeves, Associate Justice.
The appellant was jointly indicted with Hezeldah Hampton for the murder of Henry Shackelford.
The jury found both defendants guilty of murder in the first degree, and assessed their punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for life.
Solomon Hampton alone moved for a new trial, which being overruled, he has appealed.
It appears from the evidence that Hezeldah Hampton was a convict- from the penitentiary, but employed on the plantation of W. D. Fields, in Fort Bend county, at the time he made his escape. He was pursued by the deceased and another person, in company…
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