Adams v. People

This was an indictment, in the Crawford Circuit Court, of William Adams, for the murder of Thomas Bostic. The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter, and fixed the term of his imprisonment in the penitentiary at ten years. '

A motion for a new trial was made by the prisoner, based on his own affidavit, and that of two other persons, allegine: misconduct of the jury, and on the further ground of newly discovered evidence.

The court denied the motion, and rendered judgment on the verdict, and the cause is brought here by writ of error.

The points made here by the prisoner’s counsel are,…