Von Pollnitz v. State

Blecixlby, Chief Justice.

1. The deadly assault was made in a closed room in a boarding-house, the room occupied by Yon Pollnitz and his wife, and though some of the blows as well as the outcry of the wife were heard by one or more of the witnesses, there was no eye-witness to the infliction of the blows. Immediately after the beating took place the door of the room was opened, and the wife, on emerging from it, made certain declarations which were admitted in evidence. These declarations were a part of the res gestae and as such were competent evidence.

2. Certain sayings of the deceased were…