State v. Blevins.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT against Elem Blevins for tbe murder of J. J. Bucbanan, beard by Judge T. A. McNeill and a jury, at tbe February Term, 1905, of tbe Superior Court of Mitchell County. Tbe jury found tbe prisoner guilty of manslaughter, and be excepted and appealed from tbe judgment pronounced.
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
There was evidence of the State tending to show that the prisoner was guilty of murder. The prisoner testified in his own behalf that be was on bis way to town and came up to Jason Harrell’s bouse where a lot of men were assembled. One Waits Harrell and bis son, George, were in a fuss, and witness interfered to try and keep it down. George bad threatened to kill bis father and each bad a gun. Some of the men bad bold of George, and witness took bold of Waits Harr ell’s gun and wrenched it out of bis band and was going off with it. As the prisoner walked away with the gun, be saw the deceased…
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