State v. . Westmoreland

This is an indictment against the prisoner for the murder of J. H. Nance, which the State alleges was committed under the circumstances detailed in the testimony of its witness, Ivey Sims, the substance of which is hereinafter set forth.

The State's witness, Ivey Sims, and the defendant, W. Y. Westmoreland, were in Statesville on the night of 20 October, arriving there about 11 o'clock. The defendant persuaded Sims to go with him to his home, which was below Troutman's, in Iredell County, telling him that he, Westmoreland, would hire a car and take him out there to spend the night, and would…