Brownell v. People

Brownell was convicted of murder in the second degree, for killing one Marvin H. Bailey on the 5th day of July, 1876. The fatal shot was given upon an actual or threatened assault made by Bailey on Brownell, while the latter was on his way home from a place where both had been present, and Bailey’s conduct was wanton and ugly, and without any adequate occasion, if there was any appearance of occasion.

On the 6th of July Brownell was arrested and held for examination. On the 26th the justice returned the depositions to the circuit court for the county of Branch, the homicide being in Quincy in…