State v. Kneeskern

I. Irene Yan Brocklin and her husband, Charley, were killed by gunshot wounds in the afternoon of Sunday, December 11,1921. The coroner’s jury, composed of defendant’s father, a business associate, and a farmer, impaneled on the evening of that day, accused Elmer Van Brocklin. Elmer was discharged on his preliminary examination. Informations were then filed against defendant. He was indicted for murder in the first degree for both homicides. On trial in Winneshiek County' for the murder of Irene, defendant was found guilty in the first degree, and the penalty was fixed at life imprisonment.1…