State v. Trulock

The only question in this case is the sufficiency of the following affidavit:

“ State of Indiana, Dearborn County, ss.

“ David Thompson, being duly sworn, upon his oath says, that at said Dearborn county, in the State of Indiana, on or about the 3d day of November, A. D. 1873, Varnal D. Trulock did then and there unlawfully assault one David Thompson, by then and there unlawfully attempting to commit a violent injury upon him, the said David Thompson, he, the said Varnal D. Trulock, then and there having the present ability to commit said injury upon the said David Thompson, and further saith…