Maxey v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was tried under an indictment charging him with murder, was found guilty, and his punishment assessed at death.

The State introduced a confession of defendant, which reads as follows :

“Sherman, Texas, Oct. 17, 1910.

“This is to witness that my name is Wood Maxey. I am charged with the murder of Earnest Johnson in Grayson County, Texas, on the night of the 16th of October, 1910. I am now under arrest and in the custody of the sheriff of said county charged with said offense. I am warned by Mr. B. E. Gafford (1st) that I do not have to make any statement at all. (2) That…