State v. Hoffman

MISER, C.

On June 24, 1924, the trial of the defendant for the murder of his wife, on February 28, 1918, was begun. At the time of trial, defendant was 72 years old. He andi bis wife were born and married in Southern Russia, and lived there until defendant was almost 40 years old. In 1918 they were living alone in their dirt-wa'lled house on their 64oaere farm' in W'allvorth county, where they had lived for 32 years. At the trial an interpreter was used, defendant testifying in German, as did many other witnesses. Defendant testified that his wife had been in feeble health for 4 years; that on…