People v. Burke

This case has many peculiar features, and it has excited wide public interest on account of the nature of the charge and the prominence of appellant. He is a physician of high standing in his profession, a man of affluence and of many friends, and, prior to the unfortunate occurrence which gave rise to his prosecution, he bore an enviable reputation in the community, not only for the qualities involved in the accusation but—so it is claimed—for prominence in the manifestation of those traits of character, generally, that distinguish the benevolent and upright citizen. The ease was prosecuted…