Blackstone says: A riot is where three or more actually do an unlawful act of violence, either with or without a common cause or quarrel, as if they beat a man; or hurt and kill game in another's park, chase, warren, or liberty; or do any other unlawful act with force and violence; or even do a lawful act, as removing a nuisance, in a violent and tumultuous manner.129

123 Burst vs. State, 89 Ind., 133.

124 Lockett vs. State, 47 Ala., 42;

Hughes' Cr. Law, Sec. 1165. 125 Waddell vs. State, 37 Tex., 356.

See also Campbell vs. State, 28

Tex. App., 44; Carr vs. State, 34 Ark., 448; Impson vs.

State (Tex.), 19 S. W., 677;

Blackwell vs. State, 34 Tex.

Cr., 476. 126 Hughes' Cr. Law, Sec. 1168;

Andrews vs. State, 3 Heisk (Term.), 165; Bailey vs. Com., 11 Bush (Ky.), 688.

127 Hughes' Cr. Law, Sec. 1168.

128 Underbill's Cr. Ev., Sec. 486;

Hughes' Cr. Law, Sec. 1170; Gayle vs. State, 4 Lea. (Term.), 466.

129 4 Blackstone Com., 146; Underbill's Cr. Ev., Sec. 489; 2 McClain Cr. Law, Sec. 992; Kiphart vs. State, 42 Ind., 275.

Riot is the doing of an unlawful act by two or more persons with force or violence against the person or property of another, with or without a common cause of quarrel, or even the doing of a lawful act in a violent and tumultuous manner.130

By statutes in some of the states two or more persons may commit this offense. One person alone cannot commit riot.131