Washington v. State

Offense, murder; penalty, three years in the penitentiary.

Appellant killed Johnnie Smith. There were present at the time the father and mother of appellant, as well also as his sister, Lena May, and brother, A. B. Apparently appellant's brother, A. B., and one Willie Jefferson had theretofore had some difficulty, which is referred to in the statement of State witness Chappel, and which we now quote:

"Mr. Washington (the defendant's father) said he was going to tell some of Willie's people to tell him to leave before daylight, and so Robert Washington said that Johnnie (the deceased) was…