Runyan v. State

At the February term, A. D. 1877, of the Henry Circuit Court, the appellant, John Runyan, was indicted and tried for the murder of one Charles Pressnal. He was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to the state-prison for the term of eight years.

From the evidence, as it comes to us in the record, it appears that the appellant, who resided two or three miles from that place, went to Newcastle, in the county of Henry, in company with some other persons, on the *81'7th day of November, 1876, being the day of the last presidential election, for the purpose of casting his vote. During the day, one…