Howard v. State

The indictment in this case charged, in substance, that the appellant did, on the 15th day of October, 1876, at Marshall county, Indiana, ■“ wilfully, purposely, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, make an assault on one Michael Burns, and then and there with a pistol, commonly called a revolver, which he had and held in his hands, and said pistol or revolver as aforesaid was loaded with gunpowder and a leaden ball, did then and there wilfully, feloniously, purposely and of his malice aforethought, shoot off said pistol or revolver at and against the said Michael Burns, with intent…