People v. Totterman
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, rendered March 2, 1904, at a Trial Term for the county of Hew York upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Cullett, Oh. J.:
While the guilt of the appellant was established by circumstantial evidence, that evidence is exceptionally strong and leaves no room for doubt. The murdered woman was a strumpet. Shortly after ten o’clock on the evening of December 19th, 1903, she entered the barroom of a hotel of low character in James slip, in the city of Hew York. In a few minutes a man carrying a bundle came into the barroom. lie got into conversation with the deceased, sat down at the table with her, where they drank together. After a short time the man and the deceased were shown by a woman servant to a…
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