
    THOMASON v. STATE.
    (No. 10225.)
    (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
    Oct. 6, 1926.)
    I.Indictment and information <@=>(22(3) — 'Variance between allegations in complaint and in information for assault due to cierical error in name would not warrant setting aside verdict.
    Where both complaint and information charged “Aimer” T. with assault, but information contained recital, “Said Alver T. then and there being an adult- male,” such variance,, being due to clerical error, would not warrant setting aside verdict.
    2. Witnesses <§=>28214.
    Permitting special prosecutor in assault case to re-examine defendant’s wife on cross-examination relative to matters already inquired about on cross-examination by county attorney held no abuse of discretion.
    3. Witnesses <@=>277(2) — State could, on cross-examination, inquire as to assaulted wife’s reason for trying to commit suicide, where defendant had testified as to her attempt.
    Where defendant, prosecuted for assaulting his wife, had introduced evidence that wife was attempting to commit suicide and he was trying to prevent it, state was authorized, on cross-examination, to inquire why she desired to commit suicide.
    4. Criminal law <@=>l 119(2).
    Bills of exception complaining of court’s pei’mitting state to cross-examine relative to .certain conversations were defective because of failure to set out conversations.
    5. Criminal lav/ <@=>l 17014(2) — Permitting state to cross-examine assaulted woman relative to alleged conversations held harmless error in view of answer.
    Permitting state to cross-examine assaulted woman relative to alleged conversations with certain witnesses held harmless error, where such witnesses denied having such conversations.
    6. Criminal law <@=>1144(14).
    In absence of bill of exception showing facts complained of, presumption is that ruling of trial court was correct.
    7. Criminal law <@=>1144(12).
    Where bill of exception, on ground that cer- ' tain conversation admitted was not part of res gestae, did not .show of itself that conversation was not res gestae, trial court’s ruling was presumed correct. '
    8. Witnesses <@=>379(2) — Deputy sheriff’s testimony as to statements by assaulted woman relative to defendant’s treatment of her held admissible for impeachment purposes.
    Where defendant’s wife had testified that disturbance was caused by defendant’s effort to prevent her attempted suicide, and that no assault upon her was committed, evidence by deputy sheriff as to statements by wife relative to defendant’s treatment of her held admissible for impeachment purposes.
    9. Criminal law <©=>l ¡7014(2) — Cuestión calling for conclusion of witness in cross-examination held harmless error, where witness denied1 knowledge.
    That cross-examination by state in assault case relative to lack of interest in assaulted woman’s condition called for conclusion of witness was harmless error, answer being that witness did not know.
    10. Criminal law <@=>l 17014(2) — That state on cross-examination asked conclusion of witness as to why assaulted woman said certain things was harmless error.
    Where state asked defendant’s mother why assaulted woman said, “Aimer, don’t hurt me,” such cross-examination, though calling for con-elusion of witness, was harmless error, since witness pleaded ignorance.
    II. Witnesses @=>406.
    Testimony in prosecution of defendant for assaulting his wife that defendant and his wife got along badly held admissible to impeach wife’s testimony that defendant had always been kind to her.
    Commissioners’ Opinion.
    Appeal from Washington County Court; J. H. Chappell, Judge.
    Aimer Thomason was convicted of assault, and he appeals.
    Affirmed.
    W. J. Embréy, of Brenham, for appellant.
    Sam D. Stinson, State’s Atty., of Austin, and Robt. M. Lyles, Asst. State’s Atty., of Groesbeck, for the State.
   BAKER, J.

The appellant was convicted of an aggravated assault upon his wife in the county court-of Washington county, and his punishment assessed at three months’ confinement in the county jail.'

Briefly stated, it was the contention of the state, and evidence was introduced to that effect, that the appellant assaulted his wife in their house and chased her therefrom with a butcher knife in his hand, cursing and threatening to kill her, while she was screaming and asking for protection, all of which was in view of a crowd that had assembled in front of said residence ■ by reason of the commotion or disturbance. The appellant defended upon the ground that when he went into the room where his wife was she was in the act of taking carbolic acid for the purpose of committing suicide, and that in taking said bottle of acid from the possession of his wife some of same spilled on her head and face in the scuffle, and that her conduct in running from the house into the crowd and his pursuit for the purpose of getting her quiet and returning to the .house were misconstrued by the state as constituting an assault,- and that he did not have the butcher knife in question and had no intention of inflicting any injury upon her. The appellant’s wife testified on the stand substantially as he did.

At the inception of this case, we are confronted with 24 bills of exception. The appellant contends that the court erred in refusing to instruct a verdict of not guilty on the ground that the complaint charges that “Aimer Thomason” committed the assault and that the information charges “Alver Thomason” with the commission of said assault; that there was a variance, therefore, between the complaint and the information. The record discloses that the complaint charges Aimer Thomason throughout as being the party committing the assault, and in the information it is charged that Aimer Thomason unlawfully committed an aggravated assault upon Pearl Thomason, “the said Alver Thomason then and there being an adult male,” etc. It will be observed that the refernce in the information to “the said Alver Thomason”' clearly identified and referred back to the appellant, Aimer Thom-ason, and was a clerical or typographical error. We are of the opinion that there is no such error shown as constitutes a variance between.the allegations in the complaint and the information, and that the second reference to the appellant in the information was a typographical or clerical error, which would not authorize this court to set aside the verdict of the jury, as it is plain that the appellant was not misled by the allegations, and no injury was or could be done to him thereby.

Coinplaint is made in bill of exception No. 1 to the action of the court in permitting the special prosecuting attorney to re-examine the appellant’s wife on cross-examination relative to matters that had already been inquired about on cross-examination by the county attorney. This bill, as presented, shows no error. Such matters are left to the discretion of the trial court, and in the absence of an abuse of discretion this court is without authority to interfere with such ruling.

Bill No. 2 complains of the action of the court in permitting the state to ask the appellant’s wife why she was going to take the carbolic acid and why she wanted to commit suicide, to- which she replied that it was on account of being unable to get in communication with her people; that she was feeling'bad, and was just tired of things. There is no error shown in the admission of this testimony, as the appellant had introduced evidence, through himself and wife, to the effect that she was attempting to commit suicide and that he was attempting to prevent it, and the state was authorized, on cross-examination, to explore the defense on this line by asking any questions that would throw light on this issue.

In two bills of exception appellant complains of the action of the court in permitting the state to ask the appellant’s wife, on cross-examination, if she did not have a conversation in the presence of Mrs. Stevens relative to the matter in question, and if the appellant’s mother did not attempt to stop her, and to ask the appellant’s mother, on cross-examination, if she, in said conversation at said time, did not interfere with appellant’s wife and stop her from relating the matters referred to. It is urged that the testimony of both of said witnesses was hearsay and an attempt to impeach appellant’s wife on an immaterial issue. Both of these bills are defective in failing to set out what the conversation was, in order that this court might properly determine the materiality of said testimony. Parker v. State, 63 Tex. Cr. R. 464, 140 S. W. 337; Prata v. State, 76 Tex. Cr. R. 60, 172 S. W. 974; Rodriguez v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 286 S. W. 226. However, tiie bills disclose that both of the witnesses denied having any such conversation, and therefore there was no injury shown to the appellant.

In bills Nos. 4 and 15 complaint is made to the action of the court in permitting the state, on cross-examination of appellant’s wife, to ask her if she did not have a conversation with Deputy Sheriff Ewing about the way her husband treated her, all of which she denied, and in permitting the state to prove by said deputy sheriff that when he reached the scene of the alleged difficulty he met the appellant’s wife and mother, and appellant’s wife told him she could not get along with her mother-in-law, and that they had a fight, and she wanted to go to herself with her husband.

This conversation was objected to on the grounds that it was hearsay, failed to connect the appellant with it, was not part of the res gestie, together with many other objections. Bill No. 4 fails to show what the alleged conversation was, without which this court would be unable properly to pass upon the merits of same, and in the absence of a bill showing the facts, the presumption is that the ruling of the court thereon is correct. Edwards v. State, 78 Tex. Cr. R. 210, 181 S. W. 195; Baxter v. State, 81 Tex. Cr. R. 234, 194 S. W. 1107. However, the question complained of was answered in the negative, and we are unable to conceive how any injury resulted to the appellant. There is nothing in bill No. 15 showing that said testimony was not res gestas except the objection urged by the appellant therein, which is insufficient. In order for this court to consider said bill, it would be necessary for same to show, of itself, that the testimony complained of was not res gestee, and in the absence of such showing the presumption is that the court’s ruling was correct. However, the appellant’s wife having testified, in effect, that no assault was committed and that the disturbance was caused by her husband’s effort to prevent her from committing suicide, this evidence of the deputy sheriff was admissible for impeachment purposes. These bills show no error.

Bills 5 and 6 complain of the action of the court in permitting the state, on cross-examination of the appellant’s wife, to ask her why Annie Gross, the negro dishwasher or cook, did not take enough interest in her to ask and find out what was the matter with her when she passed through the kitchen crying as a result of the acid burns, to which the witness replied that she did not know, and to the state asking the said Annie Gross why she did not take enough interest in the appellant’s wife to find out what was the matter with- her at said time, to which the witness replied that she did not know; the objection to said testimony being that it called for a conclusion on the part of each witness and attempted to discredit the appellant’s wife on an immaterial issue. The questions propounded to the appellant’s wife clearly called for an opinion and conclusion, and of course the undisclosed reasons of the witness, Annie Gross, if any she had, would not be binding upon the appellant. However, since both of said witnesses answered the questions as they did, we are unable to perceive any injury resulting to the appellant, and for that reason hold that 'said bills show no reversible error.

Bill No. 7. complains of the action of the court in permitting Martha Bugg to testify that the appellant’s mother was running up and down the gallery in front of the dining room “hollering for help and ‘don’t kill her.’ ” The objection urged to this testimony is that It was not' shown to have been in the presence of t'he appellant. This hill fails to show that it was not res gestas, but tends strongly to show that it was res gestse, and what we have stated with reference to bill No. 15 is applicable to this bill.

Bill of exception No. 10 complains of the action of the court in permitting the state, on cross-examination of appellant’s mother, to ask her why did the appellant’s wife say, “Aimer, don’t hurt me,” when he came up to her. The objection urged to the question was that it called for a conclusion of the witness. We think this contention is correct, but in view of the witness’ reply that" she did not know because she was not there, the bill fails to show any injury to the appellant.

In bills 16 and 17 complaint is made to the action of the court in permitting the witness Pay Newsome to testify that she lived in the house with appellant and his wife, and they, referring to appellant and his wife, got along like cats and dogs, and in permitting the witness Martha Bugg to testify to the effect that said appellant and his wife got along badly. This evidence was admissible for the purpose of impeaching the testimony of appellant’s wife, she having testified in his behalf that he had always been, kind to her and their married life had been pleasant, that they got along all right, and he had never mistreated her during their marriage.

We have carefully examined all the bills of exception, and have concluded that none of .same shows any reversible error.

The appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to warrant the conviction; to this we cannot agree.. The issue was sharply drawn between the state and the appellant’s witnesses, and the jury accepted the testimony of the state, which decision is, we think, amply supported by the evidence.

Finding no error in the record, we are of the opinion that the judgment of the court should be affirmed; and it is accordingly so ordered.

PER CURIAM.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the court. 
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