State v. Durham
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for murder against Erail Durham, heard by Judge TP. B. Gouncill and .a jury, at the .August Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Pole. The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and from the sentence of the court pronounced thereon, appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The evidence tends to show that the deceased was a deputy sheriff and bad a warrant for the arrest of the prisoner for carrying concealed weapons. Deceased approached prisoner for the purpose of effecting his arrest, and some conversation ensued, the prisoner finally agreeing to give bond for his appearance. The prisoner, the deceased and others started to the office in the feed store of one Engel for the purpose of signing the bond. Hilton, the deputy sheriff, sat down at the table to write the bond, and while thus engaged the prisoner escaped from the room, Hilton following to capture the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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