Commonwealth v. Shanor
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 245, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Butler Co., June T., 1904, No. 22, on verdict of guilty -in case of Commonwealth v. John .Shanor. Indictment for adultery. Before Galbreath, P. J. At the trial Mr. McKelvey, proprietor of the City Hotel of Punxsutawney, J elf erson county, Pa., was asked the question: “ Q. Do you know the defendant, John Shanor ? A. I cannot say that I do.” Objected to as immaterial.
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Appeal, No. 245, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Butler Co., June T., 1904, No. 22, on verdict of guilty -in case of Commonwealth v. John .Shanor. Indictment for adultery. Before Galbreath, P. J. At the trial Mr. McKelvey, proprietor of the City Hotel of Punxsutawney, J elf erson county, Pa., was asked the question: “ Q. Do you know the defendant, John Shanor ? A. I cannot say that I do.” Objected to as immaterial. The Court: I think anything that would indicate the relation of these parties would be a circumstance to go to the jury. Mr. Henninger: We propose to show the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
• The information and the indictment specifically charge the commission of the offense therein named with a certain Annie Phillips at Butler in the county of Butler, during July and August, 1904. On the trial the commonwealth offered to prove that the defendant had registered at the City Hotel in Punxsutawney, Jefferson county, under the name of J. F. Brant and wife, to be followed by proof that J. F. Brant and wife were John Shanor and the deceased Annie Phillips. The hotel register was received in evidence, and the proprietor of the hotel, after a rigid examination,…
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