State v. Henderson
Oregon Supreme Court
Clackamas County: Thomas A. McBride, Judge. William Henderson was convicted of murder and appeals. Attorney for the defendant excepted to the ruling of the court in refusing to strike out the following portion of witness J. L. Thomas’ testimony: “ I think he said, it seems to me he said, I will kill you, or made some threat; just what he said I wouldn’t be positive.”
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Clackamas County: Thomas A. McBride, Judge. William Henderson was convicted of murder and appeals. Attorney for the defendant excepted to the ruling of the court in refusing to strike out the following portion of witness J. L. Thomas’ testimony: “ I think he said, it seems to me he said, I will kill you, or made some threat; just what he said I wouldn’t be positive.” Thomas said he made some threat, he thought it was, “ I will kill you.” 'That he made the threat there was no doubt, and he thought the exact words were, “ I will kill you.” The witness was entitled, to give the substance of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
The defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted of murder in the first degree in killing one Cyrus Suter, by stabbing him with a pocket knife. The evidence tended to show that the deceased and the defendant had for some *102two or three hours immediately prior to the homicide been playing cards and drinking liquor in a saloon at Ganby ; that some dispute had arisen over the game, and defendant had threatened to quit playing, but, at the solicitation of the deceased, continued in the game, and that .just prior to the killing the dispute or quarrel was renewed, when the defendant again arose from…
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