Commonwealth v. Thacker

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

The defendant, James Thacker, and a certain Willie Mitchell, were indicted for the murder of Roscoe Martin. At the time of the defendant’s trial Willie Mitchell had not been apprehended. From the testimony it appears that while Martin was walking to his home along Perry Street in the City of Pittsburgh, on January 14, 1936, about 9:45 o’clock p. m., he was attacked and shot by Mitchell and the defendant. Martin died several days later from the wounds so received.

The defendant and Mitchell were identified as the slayers of Martin by the testimony of Martin’s…