State v. . Alexander

There seems to be no conflict as to the circumstances of the homicide, which were given in by eye-witnesses, and which somewhat condensed are as follows: On the night of 23 December, 1919, in a poolroom at Statesville, the prisoner, Ed. Alexander, went up to Jim Rayle, the deceased, and put his arm around his neck and commenced boring him in the ear with his right arm, which was a stub of an arm. Rayle put up his arm and pushed him over, but did not hit the prisoner, who got up and said: “You are mad at me, aren’t you?” and repeated it two or three times. The deceased told him he did not want…