State v. Kelly

OVERTON, J.'

Defendant was indicted, together with William Woolfarth and Willie" Dupont, upon the charge of murdering Jame» Saik. At the close of the evidence, the state abandoned the charge against Woolfarth and Dupont, prosecuting it thereafter only against defendant. Defendant was found guilty of manslaughter and appeals from the sentence imposed.

The record presents two bills of exception. The first one was taken to the refusal of the trial judge to permit defendant, on the cross-examination of the witness, Dimitry Saik, to propound certain questions to him, the purpose of which was to…