State v. Rideau

The accused, a youth of 19, and the deceased, his uncle, lived in the same house, which was that of the mother of the deceased and grandmother of the accused. The two were digging a well near the house with a neighbor named Janis, when the deceased and the accused had some words, and the deceased went into the house, got his Winchester rifle, and was only prevented from killing the accused by the forcible interference of his mother and Janis. He declared his intention to kill accused, and paraded up and down the public road nearby for more than an hour carrying his rifle. At about 1 o’clock…