State v. Stair
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Vernon Circuit Court. — Hon. J. B„ Gantt, Judge. (1) The verdict is against the evidence, especially is this so as to defendant, Nannettie Stair. (2) The verdict is against the law as declared in instruction number three given by the court, for the evidence !ails to show that the wound on the back of the neck was made with a hatchet. (3) The court erred in permitting the paper, claimed to have been written by Henry Stair, to be read in evidence.
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Appeal from, Vernon Circuit Court. — Hon. J. B„ Gantt, Judge. (1) The verdict is against the evidence, especially is this so as to defendant, Nannettie Stair. (2) The verdict is against the law as declared in instruction number three given by the court, for the evidence !ails to show that the wound on the back of the neck was made with a hatchet. (3) The court erred in permitting the paper, claimed to have been written by Henry Stair, to be read in evidence. The knowledge of the witness of the handwriting of Stair was insufficient to identify the paper as having been written by the latter.…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The defendants were jointly indicted .and tried, the defendant, Henry S. Stair, for killing Jacob Sewell, and Nannettie for'being present, aiding and abetting in the murder. They were both found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The evidence as to the killing is circumstantial only. Jacob Sewell, the deceased, was .•advanced in years, and he and his son were camping near Nevada. They had with them an old and a new wagon, four horses or rather ponies, a few old plows, some bedding, dishes and the like. Defendants were, for the time, living atNevada. Jacob Sewell called to see them, •and they…
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