People v. Stout
Court Of Oyer And Terminer New York
The prisoner had been indicted for the murder of Charles W. Littles. At the trial, a question of evidence arose which was considered and decided in the following opinion. The circumstances under which the question arose are fully stated in the opinion of the majority of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
In order to arrive at a correct determination of the question before the court, a brief review of the facts upon which it arises will be necessary.
Early on the morning of the twentieth of December last, the body of Charles W. Littles was found in the Genesee river, just below the high falls. The examination of the spot, which was soon thereafter made, induced the opinion that Mr. Littles had been killed during the preceding night, on the summit of the high bank above, and that his body had been thrown over the precipice and dragged to the river. There were some circumstances also…
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