State v. Solomon

The indictment in this case charges the de: fendant with the crime of murder in the first degree. It is the claim of the State that he assaulted, and in some way inflicted severe injuries upon, his wife, and then thrust the trunk of her body into the ash pit of the furnace in the basement, of his home, and dumped the. fire upon her face and body until it was severely burned. Whether viewed from- the standpoint of the. prosecution or of the defendant, the tragedy was a gruesome one, and the conduct of the defendant repulsive and brutal in the extreme.

The family of the' defendant consisted of…