Lawler v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by'

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

*187The appellant, James Lawler, was tried and convicted under an indictment charging him and Patrick Carney, alias Kearney, with the murder of Andrew Nordmeyer, the jury fixing his punishment at death, and to reverse the judgment he prosecutes this appeal. Two men were killed upon the same occasion, John Rhem and; Andrew Nordmeyer. Appellant and Kearney were jointly indicted under separate indictments for the killing of each of them, and the co-defendant, with appellant, was tried and convicted under the indictment for the murder of John Rhem. He…