State v. Keefe

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

The defendant appeals from a conviction of murder in the second degree. He was charged with having killed George B. Astley, on ¡the 23d day of December, 1893, at Murdock, in Kingmanjcounty. The defendant was a witness in his own behalf. He testified, in substance, that, in company with the deceased}and|others, he was playing cards in Mustoe’s barn. During the^game the deceased offered to bet that he could name three cards in the defendant’s hand. The parties did not bet, however, at first. Afterward the defendant testified to having made a…