Commonwealth v. Wells
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 159, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., Aug. T., 1916, No. 204, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Tillie Wells. Indictment for keeping a bawdyhouse. Before Wheeler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which the defendant was sentenced to two months in the county prison.
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Appeal, No. 159, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., Aug. T., 1916, No. 204, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Tillie Wells. Indictment for keeping a bawdyhouse. Before Wheeler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which the defendant was sentenced to two months in the county prison. Errors assigned were (1) ruling on evidence as stated in the opinion of the Superior Court; (2) portion of charge quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court; (3) the learned trial judge erred in not…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The defendant was tried and convicted on a charge of keeping a bawdyhouse. There are three assignments of error. The first is directed to the admission of testimony. At the conclusion of the Commonwealth’s case the defendant was called in her own behalf and testified that she had never run a bawdyhouse at the place set forth in the indictment. Upon cross-examination she was asked the following question, “You stated when you were on the stand, in answer to your counsel’s question, who asked you did you ever conduct this place at 1017 and 1019 Green street as a bawdyhouse…
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