Snyder v. People

The plaintiff in error was informed against for arson, *107which is charged to consist in the felonious burning, in the night time, of the dwelling house of Mary A. Snyder.. On the trial it appeared that Mary A. Snyder was his wife, and defendant (below) insisted that he could not be guilty of arson in burning her house. • He also claimed to be the owner of the house, in fact, and this claim was submitted to the jury, who found against him. The prosechtion, on the other hand, gave some evidence tending to show that defendant had separated himself from his Avife, and given up his residence in the…