State v. . Cooper

Indictment for murder. The defendant was charged with the murder of Lucinda Price. It appears that he had a wife, who lived in Charlotte, and that he had for some time previous to the homicide been living in Salisbury with the deceased.

Lee Scott, a witness for the State, testified: "I am cousin to defendant, James Cooper; saw him on 28 March, this year, at Leroy Lyerly's house; Rose Smith and Lucinda Price were there; it was about 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening; Rose Smith was sitting next to the fireplace in the back room. Lucinda Price, the deceased, asked Jim Cooper why he did not go home;…