People v. Williams

— The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and now appeals from the judgment, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The only point raised on the appeal which I deem it necessary to consider arises on instruction 20, given at the request of the prosecution. It is as follows:—

“ If the jury believe, from the evidence, that on the day of the homicide Clark came to the town of Monticello, and that Williams, seeing or meeting him on the street, spoke' to Clark, and said he wanted to see him, and requested Clark to go to the shade on the north side of Fowler’s…