The People v. Oberlin

Plaintiff in error was tried in the circuit court of Greene county on an indictment charging him with the murder of his wife, Clara. The indictment was returned in Jersey county and was transferred to Greene county on change of venue. He was found guilty of manslaughter and seeks reversal of the judgment on the ground that the evidence does not support the verdict, and that .errors were committed on the trial in the admission of testimony arid in instructions given the jury.

There is no dispute as to the homicide. Plaintiff in error’s contention has been, and is, that the shooting was ■an…