Commonwealth v. Dietrich
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 133, Oct. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Schuylkill Co., May T., 1897, No. 995, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for accepting bribes. Before Archbald, P. J., of the 45th judicial district, specially presiding.
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Appeal, No. 133, Oct. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Schuylkill Co., May T., 1897, No. 995, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for accepting bribes. Before Archbald, P. J., of the 45th judicial district, specially presiding. It appears from the record and the evidence that the defendant, a poor director of Schuylkill county, was indicted by the grand jury sitting at the May sessions of 1887, upon a bill of indictment which bore the following indorsement: “ This indictment is based upon presentation of grand jury for March sessions, 1897, and is submitted to the grand jury by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
On March 5, 1897, the grand jury reported, in writing, to the court of quarter sessions, “ that it is- come to their knowledge, and that they verily believe, that a corrupt state of affairs exist at the almshouse; that for the information of the court, in order that the district attorney may aid the grand jury in investigating the facts as hereinafter set forth, the following in particular against one of the directors at least is presented.” Here follows a list of charges of official misconduct on the part of the defendant and others in connection with the management of…
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