Commonwealth v. Martin

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

On Sunday, April 28, 1935, a fire destroyed the two story unoccupied frame dwelling house, situated on a plot of ground in Venango County, owned by H. Earl Hoffman and others, and known as the “Dog Hollow Lease.” The fire occurred about 9:30 o’clock in the evening. An investigation by the state police resulted in the arrest of three persons living in the vicinity. They were Wilbur Martin, appellant herein, Perry Gilmore and Edward Lee Coast. The arrests of appellant and Gilmore followed the making of certain statements by Coast, subsequently reduced to writing and…