State v. Cavanaugh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Monroe, <7.

Upon February 27, 1899, -the appellant waived arraignment, and pleaded not guilty to the charge, set out in a bill of information, that he “did, with a dangerous weapon, to-wit: a pistol, wil- “ fully and feloniously, assault one Cole Young, by wilfully and fe- “ loniously shooting at him, the said Cole Young, with intent, him, the “ said Cole Young, then and there, to kill, contrary to the form of the “ statute,” etc. The ease was fixed for trial upon the following day, when the District Attorney moved to amend the bill by striking out the…