Commonwealth v. Halleron

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

Defendant, Owen M. Halleron, was indicted and tried for blackmail in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County. The jury returned a verdict of guilty.

On or about December 1, 1947, defendant contacted Mrs. Laura H. Painter, the widow of a prominent banker of McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Painter had died in 1944. Defendant- also had lived in McKeesport for many years, but he had not previously met Mrs. Painter. After one telephone call and an unsuccessful visit to her home, defendant saw Mrs. Painter on' December 3, 1947, and informed her that…