State v. Burgess

The defendant, George E. Burgess, was indicted for the murder of Capíes Burgess. He was tried at the March term, 1883, of the Platte circuit court, found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years, and he has appealed from the judgment.

At the same March term he presented his petition for a change of venue, alleging that the inhabitants of Platte county were so prejudiced against him that he could not have a fair trial in that county. Witnesses were introduced by defendant to establish the fact alleged in his…