State v. . Utley

Criminal prosecution upon two indictments, charging defendant in No. 731 with murder of Cora Lee Utley and in No. 732 with murder of J. T. Collins, consolidated by consent for purpose of trial and tried together. (See S. v.Grass, ante, 31.)

Upon the trial below the State offered evidence tending to show that on morning of 24 July, at time homicide in question occurred, "a picking crew," composed of Cora Lee Utley, age 24 years, wife of defendant, J. T. Collins, age 21 years, brother of Cora Lee Utley, Willa Meta Pugh, age 18 years, Elco Covington, who married niece of Cora Lee Utley, and…