United States v. Young

McMILLAN, District Judge.

The defendant is here being tried for the murder of a revenue agent. It is not claimed that he did the actual killing, but the contention is that he was a principal to it because he aided and abetted in it and caused it to be brought about. The killing was actually done by one Pete Martinez, who, it is claimed, was stationed as a guard at an illicit still. Martinez was also killed.

Accordingly, we have here a double shooting, in which both of the parties to the combat are dead. The only living witness to the duel is Hucel Hamilton, a young boy who is now here present…