State v. Davis

The bill of indictment against the defendants for an assault with a deadly weapon upon D. A. Singletary seems to be, from certain parts of the evidence offered by the State, a very mild charge of the real offense committed against the peace of the State. In the night-time several persons were discovered on or in the road at the prosecutor’s premises, and on his opening his door to learn what he could of the matter he was fired at by one or two of these persons and wounded so as to lose the sight of one of his eyes. There was evidence tending to connect the defendants with the crime; but, for…