Gordon v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
ERROR to the Franklin circuit court. The defendant William Gordon, insists on the following points, as establishing error in-the admission in evidence by the court of the paper purporting to be a letter from James B. Bowlin to James Brotherton: 1st. That the said paper purporting tobe a letter, varies from the letter set out in the indictment.
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ERROR to the Franklin circuit court. The defendant William Gordon, insists on the following points, as establishing error in-the admission in evidence by the court of the paper purporting to be a letter from James B. Bowlin to James Brotherton: 1st. That the said paper purporting tobe a letter, varies from the letter set out in the indictment. The defendant William Gordon, relies upon the following point, as establiseing error in the admission in evidence by the court, of the irritated state of feeling between James B. Bowlin and James Brotherton, at the time at which the letter set forth in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion delivered by
Wash Judge.
Gordon the plaititiff iri error,' was indicted in the St. L’ouis circuit court forbearing a challenge to fight a duel, Contrary to the statute &c. The venue was changed to ÍTanklin county, where on a trial iri the circuit court, there was a verdict arid judgmerit against Gordon, to reverse which judgment, he now prosecutes his writ of error in thjs court.
The evidence is all preserved in d bill of exceptions, and the opinion of the circuit court excepted to on sundry questions raised in the progress o'f the trial. Various errors have been assigned and relied on…
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