Commonwealth v. Mango

Opinion by

Trexler, P. J.,

The appellants were indicted jointly in two indictments, the charges being involuntary manslaughter and the unlawful manufacture and possession of intoxicating liquor. The facts briefly summarized are:

On February 16, 1930, two men lost their lives in an explosion which occurred on certain premises in the city of Reading. Buried amidst the wreckage, the police found a large still fitted out with the apparatus necessary for distillation, a number of drums, some filled and some empty, several containing caustic soda, a number of cans and four acetylene tanks. The…