Shenkenberger v. State

Indictment for murder in the first degree by administering poison. Pleas of not guilty, and insanity. Verdict of guilty, and punishment fixed at imprisonment for life. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on verdict.

The errors assigned, and not waived, call in question the action of the court in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial.

The specific charge contained in the indictment is that the appellant, Sarah Shenkenberger, on the 25th day of August, 1898, at the county of Clinton, in the State of Indiana, unlawfully, feloniously, purposely, and with premeditated malice,…