People v. Wells

Although not in complete harmony with the testimony that was given by each of the several “eye-witnesses ’ ’ to the important incidents which preceded and led to the death of one Price at the hands of defendant, an examination of the transcript of the evidence that was adduced on the trial of the action warrants the conclusion that the jury was justified in its implied belief that the following facts had been established, to wit:

So-called “Negro Quarters” are situated in a “clearing” that lies about three-fourths of a mile from the town of Quincy. Apparently the “quarters” consist of two rows…