State v. . Wilson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment, tried before Meares, Judge, and a jury, at April Term, 1885, of the Criminal Court of Mecklenburg county. The defendant, along with another, was indicted for forcible entry on the lands of one J. C. Baker.
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Indictment, tried before Meares, Judge, and a jury, at April Term, 1885, of the Criminal Court of Mecklenburg county. The defendant, along with another, was indicted for forcible entry on the lands of one J. C. Baker. Said Baker, introduced as witness for the State, testified that he lived one mile and a half from Charlotte, and that he had a store in the corner of his yard, and that his residence was a few feet from the store; that on the evening of September 6th, 1884, about dark, while in his store, he was informed that some persons wished to see him. Upon going to the door of his store,…
1Opinion of the CourtMjerrimoN, J.
If the evidence be accepted as true, it is obvious that what the defendant and the other party indicted will) him, did on the premises of the prosecutor, in his presence and against his expressed will, amounted to more than a simple trespass. The evidence tended strongly to prove, that, without provocation and with concert between them, their manner and language directed towards and against the prosecutor grossly insulting and threatening, and accompanied by some demonstrations of violence, they intended to provoke a breach of the peace and to intimidate him. He testified that he was…
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