Commonwealth v. Tragle
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 26, Feb. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment and sentence of Q. S. Northumberland Co., Sept. Sess. 1896, No. 33 on verdict of guilty. Warrant of arrest, surcharge of non-support. Before SayIDGE, P. J. The defendant, residing at Reading, Pa., was arrested on a warrant of arrest in Reading, and held for appearance at Northumberland county.
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Appeal, No. 26, Feb. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment and sentence of Q. S. Northumberland Co., Sept. Sess. 1896, No. 33 on verdict of guilty. Warrant of arrest, surcharge of non-support. Before SayIDGE, P. J. The defendant, residing at Reading, Pa., was arrested on a warrant of arrest in Reading, and held for appearance at Northumberland county. There was evidence tending to show that Lizzie W. Tragle, wife of the defendant, had been deserted by her husband in the city of Reading where they had been living for some five years. Thereafter her husband remained a resident of Reading and…
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Opinion by
Smith, J.,
The appellant was arrested upon a warrant issued by a justice of the peace of Northumberland county on complaint of his wife charging him with desertion and neglecting to maintain her. After hearing, the court below found against the defendant on the facts and ordered him to pay five dollars per week for the support of his wife; whereupon this appeal was taken. The action of the court in assuming jurisdiction of the case and in finding against the defendant, is assigned for error, in six specifications.
The proceedings were instituted under act of April 13,1867. Under its…
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