Wigfall v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

This conviction was for arson, the punishment assessed being nine years confinement in the penitentiary.

The State makes out a case by showing that appellant rolled some matting under the edge of a house, that there was kerosene oil on the matting, and it was set on fire, and the fire communicated to the building. He was recognized as the party who set the matting and house on fire. He denied being present, and stated that he was not at the house of Ella Mayfield on the night of the fire, Ella May-field being the owner or occupant of the house in question. He said he…