Terrill v. State

The facts and circumstances attending the homicide, as stated by the respective counsel, seem to be substantially as follows: Terrill was born and raised in Mineral Point. At the time of the homicide he was the proprietor and keeper of a hotel at that place, with a barroom in the basement. When he was a young man he was in the habit of drinking intoxicating liquors. Then he quit, and for seventeen years refrained entirely from drinking any such liquors. About 18S5 he commenced drinking again, and continued for a few days. After that he drank occasionally, but at long intervals. A few days…