State v. Carson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Kershaw, J., Orangeburg, January, 1892. Indictment against Eddie Carson and Henry Smith for murder. So much of the charge to the jury as has any bearing upon the points discussed in the opinion of the court was as follows: There is the statement made by these parties before the coroner.
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Before Kershaw, J., Orangeburg, January, 1892. Indictment against Eddie Carson and Henry Smith for murder. So much of the charge to the jury as has any bearing upon the points discussed in the opinion of the court was as follows: There is the statement made by these parties before the coroner. In regard to those statements I have this to say : that a confession made by a prisoner, which is not voluntary, is not received in evidence by the court, but it is for the court,to say whether the evidence shows that it was voluntary or not. According to the best judgment I can form, there was no undue…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
The defendants were indicted for the murder of Charles Jenkins. The indictment contained two counts, the first charging that the death was caused by drowning, and the other that it was caused by a wound from a certain knife *527or sharp instrument, both counts charging the defendants jointly as principals.
It seems that the deceased, Jenkins, and the defendants were young colored men — mere lads — and that they were brought together as servants, waiting on different families at a pic-nic on the banks of the North Edisto River, on June 6,…
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