People v. Mulvaney

Respondent in this case was convicted of an assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than the crime of murder. He was the owner of three horses, which, running at large on the morning of the day of the affray, entered upon the premises of Henry Bigley, a neighboring farmer in the township of Bellevue, Eaton county, damaging his crops, on account of which he impounded them in his barn, and caused notice thereof to be served at respondent’s house by a deputy sheriff. Out of these circumstances this case arose.

Upon return of respondent to his home that evening, he was informed by Bessie…