Commonwealth v. Adams

Bonniwell, J.,

Defendant was indicted in Philadelphia County on the charges of fornication in Bucks County and bastardy in Philadelphia County,, under the Act of March 31, 1860, P. L. 382, and of neglecting and refusing to contribute reasonably to support his child born out of lawful wedlock, under the Act of July 11, 1917, P. L. 773.

When the case came up for trial the defendant moved to quash the indictments because they charged that the offense of fornication had been committed in Phoenix-ville, Bucks County, and the Commonwealth sought to amend by fixing Phoenixville, Chester County, as the…