State v. . Miller

Criminal action. The prisoner was prosecuted for the murder of one John Sutton. The homicide occurred on 29 September, 1922, about 7 p.m. The deceased, believing the prisoner had stolen corn from his field, got Arthur Sutton, his cousin, to take him in his car in pursuit of the prisoner, who was driving a one-horse wagon along the public highway in the direction of Kinston. The car soon overtook him, and the deceased went to the side of the wagon and asked the prisoner what he had in it. The answer was, "It is none of your business." The deceased then pushed back some hay that was in the…