State v. Andrew

The defendant was indicted at the August term, 1880, of the Douglas circuit court for the murder of one Sampson Maggard, on the 23rd day of June, 1880. On his application a change of venue was awarded to the circuit court of Webster county, in which he was arraigned at the March term, 1882, and pleaded to the jurisdiction of the court, alleging that the change of venue was awarded before he was arraigned in the Douglas circuit court, and not on his application, and because the Douglas circuit court was not then legally organized, not having adjourned to a day certain after its adjournment on…