Gay v. State

Appellant was convicted of assault with intent to murder and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of three years.

It appears from the record that on the day of the alleged assault, a number of white men, accompanied by a few negroes, were out hunting rabbits. After they had hunted thirty minutes or more, appellant appeared with a couple of greyhounds and joined in the hunt. A short time later, the white men suggested that they go to another briar patch located in another pasture. Appellant declined to go because, he contended, his dogs had caught a…