State v. O'Shea

The appellant was charged, under section 39, chapter 100, of the General Statutes of 1897, with an assault on James Dawson with intent to kill him. On this information he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to the Penitentiary for a term of eight years. From this conviction he has appealed to this court.

In view of the conclusion reached, it is unnecessary to enter into any minute consideration of the facts. A general statement only will be made. Patrick O ’Shea kept a saloon in the north part of Wichita. He had lived for seven or eight years with a woman named Anna Whaley, to whom he was…