Commonwealth v. Pasco

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the murder of his wife, Antonette Pasco, with the penalty fixed at life imprisonment. He appeals from the judgment and sentence entered upon the verdict.

He lived with his wife and four children in three rooms at No. 1724 Railroad Street, in Coal Township, Northumberland County. Residing in the same house were his father-in-law and his wife’s sister. Other relatives of his wife lived on the third floor of the house. Defendant quarreled frequently with his wife and her relatives.

Prom our review of the testimony it appears that on…