State v. Ward
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Information for burglary; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury, on the plea of not guilty, before Pardee, J. On the trial the Attorney for the State offered evidence to prove, and claimed to have proved, that the defendant entered the house of one Gantz, in the night season, through a window in the second story of the house about fifteen feet from the ground, which window was raised about sis inches and supported in this position by an…
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Information for burglary; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury, on the plea of not guilty, before Pardee, J. On the trial the Attorney for the State offered evidence to prove, and claimed to have proved, that the defendant entered the house of one Gantz, in the night season, through a window in the second story of the house about fifteen feet from the ground, which window was raised about sis inches and supported in this position by an oil-can, with intent to steal the goods of one Davis, then in The room; and that he unlocked the door of Davis’s room and the…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
'Upon the trial of this case to the jury fK public prosecutor offered evidence to prove, and claime it did prove, that the defendant entered the house o± *493Gantz in the night season, through a window in the second story, about fifteen feet from the ground, which window was raised about six inches and supported in this position by an ;j oil-can, with an intent to steal the goods of one Davis then in 'i the room; and that he unlocked the door of Davis’s room and the outer door of the house, for the purpose of making his escape therefrom. The Attorney for the State asked the court to charge the…
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