Weaver v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bastrop. Tried below before the Hon. Alexander W. Terrell. The appellant was indicted on the 9th of October, 1856, for an assault with intent to kill one William Meredith, which was charged to have been committed with a knife.
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Appeal from Bastrop. Tried below before the Hon. Alexander W. Terrell. The appellant was indicted on the 9th of October, 1856, for an assault with intent to kill one William Meredith, which was charged to have been committed with a knife. The defendant went to the house of William Meredith, on whom the assault was alleged to have been committed, to settle an account; in an ordinary tone, without appearance of excitement, he asked Meredith for the account; after examining it, Meredith said, with an oath, that he would not settle it. Some words were exchanged concerning the account, and in…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The appellant was indicted for an assault, with intent to murder, committed on the person of Meredith, with a knife. He was convicted of an aggravated assault. On the trial, the witness detailed the transaction, showing that an assault was made with a pocket-knife, and that before any blow was stricken with it, Mrs. Meredith caught the knife, and it fell out of the defendant’s hand; upon which occurrence, the defendant caught up Meredith’s gun, and Meredith seized it, and took it away from him. This testimony about the gun was objected to by the defendant, and his objection was overruled.
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