State v. Erickson

The defendants were jointly indicted, charged with an assault with a dangerous weapon — a rifle — upon one Leonard Walters, and upon trial were found guilty. From a judgment thereon they appeal.

As stated in defendants’ brief, much of which is not disclosed by the bill of exceptions, Walters had purchased some land from defendants, but there had been no trouble between tnem in regard to it. It appears, also, that defendants were using one of Walters’ horses at some farm work, and that Walters, desiring to use it, went to *264defendants’ home after it. Walters testified that, after they had some…