State v. Steele

Tbe defendant’s first exception alleges tbe admission of a statement by tbe witness, Sheriff Fowler, to Mary Oauthern, while be was talking to her and trying to get her to tell him about tbe killing, that tbe prisoner bad already told about tbe killing, when be said to her: “I want .you to tell me tbe truth about this matter, we have suspected you all tbe time. You have been with Robert four weeks, five different Sundays, and you ought to have been with your husband.” Tbe objection was aimed at tbe latter clause of this statement. Tbe court only admitted tbe conversation for tbe purpose of…