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118 N.C. 1237

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 15, 1896

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1896-02-15

INDICTMENT, for assault with deadly weapons, tried before Bryan, J., at Fall Term, 1895, of Caldwell Superior Court. It appeared from the evidence that about dusk, on a certain evening, the defendants Jones, Ringle and Mask, went to the house of one Minnie Moose; that defendant Jenkins was sitting in the door when they arrived.

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Decided 1896-02-15

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Furches, J.:

¶1Indictment for.assault and battery with a deadly weapon on one Jenkins. The court charged the jury, among other things, that il at Minnie Moose’s house Jones and Tingle got off their- horses and advanced upon Jenkins, cursing him, and with the intention of fighting him, and Jenkins, in order to save himself from being beaten, ran off, they would be guilty.”

“If these three men all pursued Jenkins to his home with weapons, cursing him, and refusing to leave when ordered off by him, they would be guilty.”

¶2“ If-the jury believe from the evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Tingle and Mask were then present at Jenkins’ house, telling Jones what to say to him, to call him a mill-burner, &c., they would be guilty.’.’ Defendants excepted.

¶3The two first paragraphs of the charge seem to be authorized by State v. Rawles, 65 N. C., 334; and the last paragraph by State v. King, 86 N. C., 603, and State v. Perry, 5 Jones, 9. The judgment is

¶4Affirmed.

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