Guilford County NcArchives Court.....John Willis, State V. 1840 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com January 20, 2009, 6:06 pm Source: Patriot (greensboro, Nc) Written: 1840 Tues, April 28, 1840 CONVICTION FOR MURDER - State Vs. JOHN WILLIS. On Monday of the second week of the late term of Guilford Superior Court, JOHN WILLIS was put upon his trial for the murder of JAMES D. TAYLOR. The Solicitor-General POINDEXTER appeared for the State and G. C. MENDENHALL and J. T. MOREHEAD for the defendant, by appointment of the Court. It appeared the deceased went to the house of defendant on Tuesday, the 7th inst., both were partially intoxicated, and after some altercation, WILLIS struck TAYLOR on the head with a stick of timber which caused him to die on the Thursday following. After able argument by the counsel and the charge of His Honor, the Jury retired, and after an absence of about an hour, returned with a verdict of guilty as charged in the bill of indictment. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/court/johnwill770wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb