Commonwealth v. Wolysn

Bechtel, P. J.,

— The defendant in this case was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and, through his counsel, has made a motion for a new trial, in support of which three general reasons have been filed; 1. The verdict was against the evidence. 2. The verdict is against the charge of the court. 3. The court erred in its charge to the jury as to what constitutes manslaughter under the circumstances of the case.

From the evidence in the case, it appears that a little girl, three and one-half years old, about 9 o’clock in the morning of June 4, 1923, was sweeping the pavement and the gutter in…