State v. McCourry.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT against Elijah McCourry, beard by Judge W. B. Council, at Eall Term, 1900, of the Superior Court of Yancey County, on appeal from the Western Criminal District Court. Erom a judgment sustaining the judgment of the Criminal District Court, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClaris, J.
The appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree in the Western Criminal District Court. On appeal, his exceptions were overruled in the Superior Court, and thence he appealed to this Court.
Melvin Ray testified: “Elijah McCourry (the prisoner) stepped where Bob Ray (the deceased) and I were standing and said, ‘What made you tear clown the house over my children for?’ Bob said, T never done it.’ Elijah said, ‘You or some of your folies did.’ Bob said, ‘Well, I didn’t.’ Bob stepped olí, walking down the road some five or six steps and stopped with Charles EdAvards, then Elijah threw a…
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