Blois v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Falli&ant. Chatham superior court. March term, 1893. On the night- of Sunday, January 24, 1892, A. W. Meyer was murdered in his soda water factory in Savannah. An indictment for the murder was found against Williams, Gray, Bacon, Heyward, and Joe Blois. The defendants severed. Blois was convicted, and his motion for a new trial was overruled. He was in Meyer’s service, and lived with him in the factory. No one else lived there.
Read the full summary
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Falli&ant. Chatham superior court. March term, 1893. On the night- of Sunday, January 24, 1892, A. W. Meyer was murdered in his soda water factory in Savannah. An indictment for the murder was found against Williams, Gray, Bacon, Heyward, and Joe Blois. The defendants severed. Blois was convicted, and his motion for a new trial was overruled. He was in Meyer’s service, and lived with him in the factory. No one else lived there. It was situated on Duffy street, the entrance on that street' being but a short distance from West Broad street. About eight…
1Opinion of the Court
*584 Judgment reversed.
Lubs testified, that about ten o’clock Blois came to his house and said Meyer was lying in the factory on his face, and he did not know what was the matter with him,—to come there and see. “ I went there with Blois, and he handed me the key, and it was so dark I could not find the keyhole and handed the key back to him, and h¿ opened the door. He did not say anything in going to the place. I was walking very fast. He said that Mr. Meyer was lying there on his face; that that was nothing new for him. I found Mr. Meyer lying on his face, and . . I went right off for Dr.…
2Cited by12 opinions
- West v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Lanier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Price v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.