State v. . Thomas
Supreme Court of North Carolina
The p'risoner was indicted for the murder of Louisa Thomas, his wife. The evidence was as follows : Daniel Simmons testified: “On the 12th of July last, near the mouth of Trent creek, I was fishing. Prisoner and his wife passed us in a boat. I spoke. They went down, stopped, and fished a little, then went to Mason’s Point, fastened the boat to a poplar stake on Bay river. George Jones and I passed them, and they came back. We fastened our boat, and went to fishing.
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The p'risoner was indicted for the murder of Louisa Thomas, his wife. The evidence was as follows : Daniel Simmons testified: “On the 12th of July last, near the mouth of Trent creek, I was fishing. Prisoner and his wife passed us in a boat. I spoke. They went down, stopped, and fished a little, then went to Mason’s Point, fastened the boat to a poplar stake on Bay river. George Jones and I passed them, and they came back. We fastened our boat, and went to fishing. Directly I heard a screaming down at Mason’s Point, looked around, and heard a beating like striking with a fishing pole. This…
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, and MONTGOMERY, JJ., dissent. The prisoner was indicted for the murder of Louisa Thomas, his wife. The evidence was as follows:
Daniel Simmons testified: "On 12 July last, near the mouth of Trent Creek, I was fishing. Prisoner and his wife passed us in a boat. I spoke. They went down, stopped, and fished a little, then went to Mason's Point, fastened the boat to a poplar stake, on Bay River. George Jones and I passed them, and they came back. We fastened our boat and went to fishing. Directly I heard a screaming down at Mason's Point, looked around and heard a beating, like striking…
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