State v. Bradley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hudson, J., Aiken, This was an indictment against Angus Bradley, charging him with the murder of Jasper Craig on December 26, 1889. While a son of the deceased was on the stand as a witness for the prosecution, the following was admitted by the trial judge as a conversation between prisoner and deceased, and not as a dying declaration : Q. State whether or not he said anything to Angus ? A. He said, “Angus, you have killed me.”
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Before Hudson, J., Aiken, This was an indictment against Angus Bradley, charging him with the murder of Jasper Craig on December 26, 1889. While a son of the deceased was on the stand as a witness for the prosecution, the following was admitted by the trial judge as a conversation between prisoner and deceased, and not as a dying declaration : Q. State whether or not he said anything to Angus ? A. He said, “Angus, you have killed me.” Q. What did he say, anything ? A. He said, “Angus, you have killed me.” Angus said. “Uncle Jasper, I didn’t do it,” he said. “If you didn’t do it, who did?” and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McIver.
Under an indictment for the murder of Jasper Craig, the appellant was convicted of manslaughter *138and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for the term of three years. From this judgment he appeals upon the several grounds set out in the record.
It appeared that in an altercation between these parties, which took place in the yard of the deceased about dark in the evening, the deceased received a mortal wound inflicted by a knife, and was soon after carried into his house, where he died some time near the middle of the next day.…
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