People v. Vernon

By the Court Sprague, J.:

The defendant was indicted for murder, and convicted upon the indictment of the crime of manslaughter. On appeal to this Court the case is presented upon alleged errors of the Court below, in admitting, in behalf of the prosecution, against the objections of defendant, evidence of the declarations of the deceased. It appears from the evidence, as presented in the record that a witness, Dainty, resided about two hundred feet from the residence of the prisoner ; that deceased called at witness’ house on Friday evening, the 21st of December, between ten and eleven…