Bailey v. State

Hawictns, Justice.

This was an indictment in Monroe superior court against the defendant, Bailey, for malicious mischief. The same was returned by the grand jury at the July term, 1879.

1. The charge was that the defendant did on the-day of--, 1879, shoot in the side a certain cow, thereby wounding and injuring her, and rendering her less useful to the owner. To this indictment the defendant, before arraignment, demurred upon the ground that the same did not allege a day, or that the crime was committed before the finding of the bill of indictment, which demurrer the court overruled, and…