Bailey v. State

The indictment charged this appellant with 'the offense of assault to murder Hugh McSweeney, etc., He was tried upon this indictment, and the trial resulted in a verdict by the jury of guilty of assault and battery and assessed a fine of $100. A judgment of conviction, in accordance with the verdict, was pronounced and entered, from which this appeal was taken.

The evidence, without dispute, established the corpus delicti. It tended to show that on the night in question, about 11:30 o’clock, several men went to the McSweeney home, represented themselves as officers, and stated they had a…