State v. Orr

The defendant, jointly with R. PI. Hart, Albert Cox and James Orr, was indicted in the circuit court of Christian county at its October term, 1875, for murder in the first degree, for killing one George W. Davis, in December, 1878. On the petition and affidavit of defendant, based upon the alleged prejudice of the inhabitants of Christian county, a change of venue was awarded to Barry county, from the circuit court of which county a subsequent change of venue was awarded to Lawrence county, on the ground of the alleged prejudice of the judge. At the March term, 1877, of the Lawrence circuit…