State v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree, upon the charge of having administered carbolic acid to one Agnes Smith. The defendant is a colored physician about 33 years of age, who since a boy of 13 has much of the time been in the employ of Asa Smith, who helped him in securing a general and a medical education. The defendant used Mr. Smith’s horse and buggy in making his professional calls. For many years before the homicide he called at the Smith place nearly every morning and fed the horse, after which he would make…