S. v. . Trollinger

Indictment for murder. The testimony on the part of the State tended to show that on 18 January, 1913, Nash Lane was killed by a discharge of a pistol in the hands of the prisoner and under circumstances as follows:

Bob Tarpley, for the State, testified: "That he was 5 to 10 feet behind a group of persons, seven in number, in which were included the deceased and the defendant. That he heard the crowd talking and laughing. He heard a pistol shot, and heard a person named Trollinger (not defendant) say, `You shot that boy!' and heard defendant say, `I never shot the boy.' That he caught up with…