Commonwealth v. Ireland

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

The indictment in this case charged that the defendant, John Ireland, on November 8, 1939, (1st count) “did beat, wound and ill-treat” Betty Anderson and Florence Bald, [assault and battery], arid (2d count) “unlawfully and maliciously did inflict grievous bodily harm upon the said Betty Anderson and Florence Bald” [aggravated assault and battery].

The testimony showed that the injuries were inflicted by an automobile driven by the defendant which struck the two girls just as they were stepping from a sidewalk into the roadway of a street, with the intention of crossing…