Commonwealth v. Friedman

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The defendant was indicted for and convicted of attempted arson.

The evidence of the Commonwealth discloses that on the 3d of February, 1928, about 11:00 o’clock, an odor of smoke was detected in the apartment above an automobile accessory store conducted by the defendant on the first floor of a three-story building. The investigation that followed showed that the smoke was from a burning fuse on the floor of the store. The lighted end was near the door in the front part of the store and from there it ran along the counter to the middle of the room where it ended in a…