State v. . Clark

As the prisoner moved to nonsuit the State, under the statute, upon the ground that there was no evidence of his guilt, it will be necessary to set forth a part of the testimony as given by the State's witnesses, which is as follows:

Nancy Buckner testified: "I am 60 years of age; have lived in Tarboro most of my life; am a widow, my husband having been dead many years. On 21 August, 1915, I owned a lot and dwelling-house thereon, situated on corner of Water and Trade streets of the town of Tarboro; it was a one-story three-room frame house, with ell and kitchen behind, and back and front…