State v. Henderson

This case is brought here under section 119, 2 G. & H. 420. The point reserved was the ruling of the court upon the sufficiency of the second paragraph of the answer filed by the appellee.

The bill of exceptions shows .that the appellee was indicted by the grand jury of Morgan county, for betting and wagering upon the result of the election of Governor in 1872; that he appeared and filed an answer of two paragraphs. The second alleged, “ that before the indictment was by said grand jury found or presented, said grand jury caused the defendant to be duly subpoenaed before them, to testify as a…