People v. Curlee
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, Ventura County. The defendant was tried as one of the conspirators, with F. A. Sprague and others, in the murder of T. W. More. He was convicted, and a new trial having been denied, he appealed. The other facts áre stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
At the trial, one Austin Brown, a witness for the prosecution, gave evidence tending strongly to inculpate the defendant as *605one of the parties who committed the murder of which he is accused by the indictment. He testifies that a very short time prior to the murder of More he had a conversation with Sprague, in which the latter said : “ ‘ What are we going to do with More ? He has threatened to take the water away and turn his sheep loose on us, to eat us up.’ I told him I didn’t know; I had nothing'to do with Tom More anyway. I said: ‘ Some time ago you made the remark, “ He…
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