State v. Bridgham

— The defendant was charged with having committed the crime of murder in the first degree, by shooting and mortally wounding Lula Bridgham, who was his wife. The defense of not guilty, including a claim of insanity at the time of the shooting, was interposed. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. The court entered judgment and sentence that the defendant shall suffer the penalty of death, and he has appealed to this court.

The first error assigned is that the court admitted a written statement as the dying declaration of the deceased. It is argued that the…