State v. Eaton

The defendant was indicted at the October' term, 1878, of the Benton circuit court for the murder of James S. Hatler, on the 26th of August, 1878. He was ar-. rested under that indictment and admitted to bail September 11th, 1879. At the ensuing October term of said court a second indictment was found against him for the same offense, charging the shooting to have been done on the 30th day of August, 1878, and thatHatler’s death resulted from it on the 1st day of September, 1878. He was arraigned at the October term, 1879, and pleaded not guilty, but there was a mis-trial. He was tried again…