State v. Clark

The appellant, Preston Eay Clark, and one Bessie M. Bidwell were jointly informed against for the crime of murder in the first degree, the particular charge being that they had caused the death of Alpheus Bidwell, the husband of Bessie M. Bidwell, by administering poison to him. The jury, before whom the cause was tried, returned á verdict against Clark as charged in the information, and recommended that the death penalty be inflicted upon him. From a judgment and sentence pronounced in accordance with the verdict, he appeals.

• Prior to entering upon the trial, the appellant moved the court…