Jones v. State

Prince Jones, the appellant, was indicted in the court below, for the murder of James Pigg, and upon trial was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life in the state-prison.

At the proper time, he moved for a new trial, and filed written reasons therefor, but his motion was overruled, and he excepted.

The homicide was perpetrated at what is called in the the evidence the Mutz farm, by shooting with a fire-arm loaded with small balls or buck-shot. The deceased, on the evening of February 5th, 1880, between six and seven o’clock, with other persons, was sitting in a house upon the farm…