S. v. . Gray

This was an indictment for murder. At the commencement of the trial, the solicitor stated that he would not ask for a verdict of murder in the first degree, but for murder in the second degree or manslaughter, as the jury might find the facts to be. The defendant admitted killing the deceased with a deadly weapon, but pleaded that the killing (609) was done in the necessary defense of himself, his family, and his habitation.

The defendant testified in his own behalf as follows: "My name is J. Moore Gray. I am 57 years old. I am defendant in this case. Deceased was killed at my house on the…