Commonwealth v. Kilgallen

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

On the petition of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania a special Investigating Grand Jury was summoned to consider allegations to the effect that elected officials and employes of the City of Pittsburgh had cheated and defrauded the city of its property, supplies and labor. The petition accused Thomas E. Kilgallen, President of the City Council of specific offenses which were submitted to the special grand jury with instructions to resolve the charges. Kilgallen nevertheless was called as a witness to testify before the grand jury which Avas then investigating his alleged…