Bell v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
*529On the night of October 1, 1933, in a suburb of the city of Suffolk, Norfleet Bell shot and wounded Henry Harris, who died therefrom in a short time. Harris, his brother Webster Harris, Joe Jacobs and Joe Williams were engaged in a crap game. During its progress Bell came up and Harris, who in fact had left his watch at home, charged Bell with stealing it and ran Bell from the game. Bell soon afterwards returned and was again chased away. The game then broke up and Harris and his brother went to their home, where his mother told him that she had his watch; then, with his brother, Webster, and…
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