People v. Brower
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the defendant, Franklin B. Brower, from a judgment entered upon a conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, rendered against him in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the County of Rensselaer, November 26, 1888. The indictment was found under section 191 of the Penal Code, charging the defendant with aiding and assisting Mary A. Brower in performing, by means of an instrument, an operation upon her person, with intent to procure a miscarriage, from the effects…
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Appeal by the defendant, Franklin B. Brower, from a judgment entered upon a conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, rendered against him in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the County of Rensselaer, November 26, 1888. The indictment was found under section 191 of the Penal Code, charging the defendant with aiding and assisting Mary A. Brower in performing, by means of an instrument, an operation upon her person, with intent to procure a miscarriage, from the effects of which she died, such operation not being necessary to preserve her life. The facts sufficiently appear in the…
1Opinion of the CourtLasdou, J.
On the night of June 18, 1888, the defendant called upon Dr. Cronnse, a person duly authorized *293to practice physic and surgery, and employed him to attend Mary A. Brower, who was at the residence of her parents in Grant’s Hollow, Rensselaer County, about three-fourths of a mile from Dr. Crounse’s office. The defendant was urgent. The doctor testified that upon coming into his office the defendant said : “ For God’s sake, hurry up; my wife has a fit, or fainted, or something. I don’t know what.” “ He said: ' Probably you would like to know what the difficulty is before you leave the office.’ I…
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