State v. Ashworth

The defendants, Camillus Ashworth and Valentine Ashworth, were indicted and tried for murder, were convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the terms of 15 years and 21 years, respectively, and have appealed.

The first bill of exceptions recites that, after the regular venire of jurors was exhausted, the court ordered that the names of 30 tales jurors be drawn from the tales jury box, and that, before all of the tales jurors whose names were drawn came into court, the judge ordered the impaneling of the jury to be proceeded with, and the sheriff called…