State v. . Messer

On Cove Creek Mountain, in Haywood County, N. C., there lived, far up the mountain, a hard-working man, the defendant, and bis wife, Lillie Messer. They bad been married over a third of a century and bad born to tbem nine children, seven living. He was 54 years old and she about the same age. The evidence tended to show tbat. tbey got along very well together. He was kind to her and provided well for her. On Sunday, 17 January, 1926, about midday, defendant went to visit bis son, Albert, about one-fourth to one-balf mile away. He and bis wife bad been drinking. She came over shortly…