Peterson v. State

Carter, J.:

In October, 1898, the plaintiff in error was indicted, tried and convicted for an assault with intent to murder. The indictment charged that the defendant in and upon one C. W. Marks, with a certain deadly weapon, to-wit: a pistol, with which he was armed, and in one of his hands had and held, feloniously and from a premeditated design to effect -the death of Marks, an assault did make with the intent and premeditated design him the said *286Marks, with the pistol so had and held as aforesaid, feloniously and from a premeditated design to effect the death of Marks, him, the said Marks,…