Commonwealth v. Weiserth
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 65, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1910, No. 397, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Harry S. Weiserth. Indictment for violation of the election laws. Before Staples, P. J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. Verdict of guilty upon which the defendant was sen- •, tenced to pay a fine of $50.00. Errors assigned were various instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
Harry S. Weiserth and H. W. Burton were the inspectors, and Richard W. Scull was the judge of election, in a certain district of the city of Philadelphia, at the general election held on November 8, 1910. The former two were convicted upon an indictment containing six counts, in each of which they were charged with having “unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly” rejected the vote of a qualified citizen and elector of the election district, who was qualified and entitled to vote in that district, at the election being held, they knowing that he was so qualified and…
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