Commonwealth v. Rumage

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

In December, 1946, William Bumage, living under the name of William McDonald, was arrested in Los Angeles, California, charged with the murder of Charles J. Blase in Philadelphia August 17, 1940. He was brought to Philadelphia, tried and convicted of murder of the first degree and, in accord with the penalty specified in the verdict of the jury, was sentenced to death. He appeals and complains (1) that evidence of the murdered man’s declarations was received; (2) of errors in the instructions to the jury; (3) that the court declined a request to appoint a physician…