State v. Drake

By tbe Court,

Lord, J.:

The defendant was jointly indicted with Mary E. Swartz, at the June term, 1884, of the circuit court for Marion county, for the crime of murder. A separate trial having been granted, the cause came on for trial at the time specified, and resulted in a verdict of guilty, as charged in the indictment. A motion for a new trial was interposed, supported by the affidavit of the defendant, which, after argument, was overruled, and the defendant, by his counsel, duly excepted thereto. Erom the order of the court, overruling this motion, the defendant appeals to this court, and…