Ward v. State
Citation | 107 S.W. 677,85 Ark. 179 |
Parties | WARD v. STATE |
Decision Date | 27 January 1908 |
Court | Supreme Court of Arkansas |
Appeal from Lee Circuit Court; Hance N. Hutton, Judge; affirmed.
STATEMENT BY THE COURT.
The grand jury of Lee County indicted Henry Ward for the crime of murder in the first degree. He went to trial under a plea of not guilty, and was convicted of murder in the second degree and his punishment assessed at 21 years in the penitentiary.
The following testimony was adduced at the trial:
Isaac Hicks: "I was at home on the day that George Fields was killed by Henry Ward in front of my house. The night before me and Mr. Caleb Johnson, Henry and George Fields were at my home, and a crap game was going on. Fields and Buster had a fuss over a nickel. When I say Buster, I mean Henry Ward. They made up that night, and Caleb and George went home. The next morning George Fields came by the house, and stopped and said he wanted to fight. I did not testify before that Buster called him. Myself and my mother live with the defendant. Fields told him he wanted to fight, and Buster said, 'All right;' and he went out there, and Fields cut him. Buster ran back in the house, and George Fields came right on; and Mr. Buster said, "Don't you come in here." And Mr. Fields said, "Go back, you coward son of a bitch," and Mr. Buster shot him.
"Q. Don't you know what is likely to happen to you to swear something wrong; that you are liable to go to the penitentiary? (Objected to by defendant.) Court: "He has a right to get the truth." (To which remark defendant objected as being prejudicial and excepted.) "Mr. Smith has talked to me, but he told me to swear the truth."
Q. "Why did you tell me yesterday that Buster stopped this man and hit him, and that he got down off his horse, and that Buster picked up the hoe and then he--
A. "No, sir; I never told you that about the hoe.
Q. "Well, the balance of it is true?"
A. "It is true just like I told it."
Annie Hicks: I and my little boy and Caleb Johnson and Buster and George Fields were at my house the night before the killing. They were shooting craps. I live with Henry Ward, but am not married to him. They had a little fuss over the crap game. They got to fussing about a ring. George got up and drew his knife on Buster. There was no fight, and they went home after the fuss. I saw the killing the next morning. That morning when George came by there, Buster was standing out on the gallery; and he said, "George, I would like to talk with you a minute." When I say Buster, I mean this defendant. George said: "What in the hell do you want?" And Buster said: "I don't think you treated me right." And George said: "God damn that; if you don't like it, wait until I go home." And Buster said: "No, I don't want that." And George said "Come out, and I will fight you fair fisted in the road;" and Buster went out to him. I don't know who hit the first lick. Buster came on in the house when George hit him with his knife, and got his gun and came out; and George just came right onto him, and Buster said "Don't you come onto me;" and he just kept coming on, and Buster shot. He turned after Buster shot him. I didn't tell you that Buster reached and got a hoe. He never reached and got anything. George didn't hold him there with his knife open and say: "I could kill you Buster." Buster didn't run up behind George after he had started down the road and shoot him." Cross examination. Re-direct examination.
John Holland: Cross Examination.
Harry Nolen:
DEFENDANT'S EVIDENCE.
Isaac Hicks:
Judgment affirmed.
William F. Kirby, Attorney General, and Dan'l Taylor, for appellee.
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