State v. Burris

Appellant is a colored man, twenty-nine years .of age. At the time of the trial, he had lived in Ottumwa about ten years, had been married about six years, and was the father of three children. During the time he had lived in Ottumwa, his business had mostly been working with automobiles, as chauffeur and mechanic. For some time prior to the homicide in question, he had been engaged in the taxi business — his mother-in-law having helped him to purchase a ear. Hattie *630Bates was a married woman. She and her husband were separated, and she was living with her sister, a Mrs. Allen, in Ottum-wa.…